More Spanish Proverbs

A man may hap to bring home with him what makes him weep.... >>

He who is contented is not always rich.... >>

One grievance borne, another follows.... >>

Do what the friar says, and not what he does.... >>

To the good listener, half a word is enough.... >>

Other Proverbs

A churl knows not the work of spurs (i.e., honour).... (French) >>

He who can lick can bite.... (French) >>

An apothecary ought not to be long a cuckold.... (French) >>

He that eats of the king's goose shall be choked with feathe... (English) >>

There is time for all things.... (English) >>

Give orders and do no more, and nothing will come of it.

- Spanish Proverb