More Spanish Proverbs

To him who gives you a capon you may spare a leg and a wing.... >>

Custom makes all things easy.... >>

A short halter for a greedy horse.... >>

He knows it as well as his Lord's Prayer.... >>

He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.... >>

Other Proverbs

Fair things are soon snatched away.... (French) >>

It is a stupid goose that listens to the fox preach.... (French) >>

A man takes his own wherever he finds it.... (French) >>

Every art requires the whole person.... (French) >>

Empty casks make the most noise.... (French) >>

The smith's dog sleeps at the noise of the hammer, and wakes at the grinding of teeth.

- Spanish Proverb