Misfortunes always come in threes. These things always come in threes.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about things
Proverbs and old sayings, page 2007
43574 proverbs and old sayings
Tell your friend a lie; and if he keeps it secret, tell him the truth.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about secret, lie, truth
He who made fun of the old man, laughed at first and cried afterwards.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man, old, olderness
Though my father-in-law is a good man, I do not like a dog with a bell.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about law, good, good luck, man
Let them whip me in the market-place, provided it be not known at home.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about stores, home
Let there be food in the pigeon-house, and the pigeons will come to it.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about food, home, house
Nothing is lost on a journey by stopping to pray or to feed your horse.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about pray, nothing
Changing one's mind is more often a sign of prudence than of ignorance.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about prudence, ignorance, mind
There is nothing like deprivation to generate thanks for small mercies.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about nothing
Debts are like children: the smaller they are the more noise they make.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about children
Fast as the hare runs, the greyhound outruns her, since he catches her.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fasting
You have debts, and make debts still; if you've not lied, lie you will.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about lie, contentment
When we ask a favour, we say, Madam; when we obtain it, what we please.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish
Nurse, you are mistress whilst the child sucks, and after that nothing.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about children, nothing, contentment
From a praying young man, and a fasting old man, God preserve my cloak.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fasting, god, man, old, olderness
When the summer is winter, and the winter is summer, it is a sorry year.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish
To find oneself in tight breeches. (Ill at ease--we say in tight boots. )
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish
Poverty is even worse if you have to sleep on the edge of a crowded bed.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about poverty, sleep, contentment
Were you at the wedding, Molly? No, mother, but the bride was very fine.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about marriage, mother, contentment
Words will not do for my aunt, for she does not put faith even in deeds.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about deeds, faith, word
