More Spanish Proverbs

It is in putting it into the oven that the loaf is made crooked.... >>

A little loss frightens, a great one tames.... >>

At the wedding-feast the least eater is the bride.... >>

A great leap gives a great shake.... >>

A house filled with guests is eaten up and ill spoken of.... >>

Other Proverbs

Gluttony has killed more than the sword.... (French) >>

If you do not study hard when young you'll end up bewailing ... (Chinese) >>

When anger rises, think of the consequences... (Hindu) >>

Despair gives courage to a coward.... (English) >>

He who is shipwrecked the second time, cannot lay the blame ... (English) >>

It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands.

- Spanish Proverb