More Spanish Proverbs

I left what I knew for what I heard praised, and repented.... >>

He who at thirty has no brains, will never purchase an estate.... >>

He who serves many masters must neglect some of them.... >>

Who is to bell the cat?... >>

He who makes a law should keep it.... >>

Other Proverbs

In politics, a man must learn to rise above principle.... (American) >>

Contrivance is better than force.... (French) >>

Rain before seven; clear before eleven.... (English) >>

All temptations are found either in hope or fear.... (English) >>

He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accu... (English) >>

The threshold says nothing but what it hears of the hinge.

- Spanish Proverb