More Spanish Proverbs

I know well what I say when I ask for bread.... >>

It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.... >>

Give me the ass that carries me in preference to the horse that throws... >>

Copper begets copper, and not ()the labour of) men's bones.... >>

A bad compromise is better than a successful suit.... >>

Other Proverbs

He carries fire in one hand, water in the other.... (French) >>

The word of honour of a gentleman--another pledge would be b... (French) >>

One should be just as careful in choosing one's pleasures as... (French) >>

Let him who is cold blow the fire.... (French) >>

Night has no friend.... (French) >>

The spider's web lets the rat escape and catches the fly.

- Spanish Proverb