More Spanish Proverbs

He who gives when he is asked has waited too long.... >>

Cleaning a blot with blotted fingers maketh a greater.... >>

A mistress in a high place is not a bad thing.... >>

There would be no ill word if it were not ill taken.... >>

As the abbot sings the sacristan responds.... >>

Other Proverbs

Age and wedlock tame man and beast.... (English) >>

I'd rather have them say "There he goes" than "Here he lies.... (American) >>

Ill-luck is good for something.... (French) >>

Half figs, half raisins.... (French) >>

He is the more obstinate for being advised.... (French) >>

He who does not repair his gutter has a whole house to repair.

- Spanish Proverb