More Spanish Proverbs
He who gives when he is asked has waited too long....
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Cleaning a blot with blotted fingers maketh a greater....
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A mistress in a high place is not a bad thing....
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There would be no ill word if it were not ill taken....
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As the abbot sings the sacristan responds....
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Other Proverbs
Age and wedlock tame man and beast....
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I'd rather have them say "There he goes" than "Here he lies....
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Ill-luck is good for something....
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Half figs, half raisins....
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He is the more obstinate for being advised....
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He who does not repair his gutter has a whole house to repair.
- Spanish Proverb