More Spanish Proverbs
Words will not do for my aunt, for she does not put faith even in deed...
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He who wants to catch fish must not mind a wetting....
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Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse; Ere fancy you consult, consu...
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Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny-worth of tar....
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Do not stuff your servant with bread, and he won't ask for cheese....
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Other Proverbs
A muffled cat never caught a mouse....
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Very good corn grows in little fields....
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A hungry dog is not afraid of a cudgelling....
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Keep counsel, thyself first....
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A little gall spoils a great deal of honey....
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Do what I say well, and not what I do ill.
- Spanish Proverb