More Spanish Proverbs
God grant you good fortune, my son, for knowledge avails you little....
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If you want good service, serve yourself....
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A hangman is a good trade, he doth his work by daylight....
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A man forewarned is as good as two....
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A melon and a woman are hard to know....
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Other Proverbs
A door must either be open or shut....
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Little fish's sweet....
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It is the great north wind that made the Vikings...
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The robes of lawyers are lined with obstinacy of suitors....
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Better be quarreling than lonesome...
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An ounce of wit that's bought Is worth a pound that's taught.
- Spanish Proverb