Proverbs and old sayings Spanish, page 83

1831 proverbs and old sayings spanish

If this ball does not stick to the wall it will at least leave a mark.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

By always taking out and never putting in, the bottom is soon reached.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Who arrays himself in other men's garments is stripped on the highway.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man

Four things put a man beside himself--women, tobacco, cards, and wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wine, things, man

He who wants to be rich in a year comes to the gallows in half a year.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wealth

Who is always prying into other men's affairs, leads a dangerous life.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about life, man

When passion entereth at the fore-gate wisdom goes out at the postern.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wisdom

A beautiful wife without money is like a fine house without furniture.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wife, money, home, house

Confide in a woman and a magpie if you want something to be broadcast.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about woman

Misfortunes always come in threes. These things always come in threes.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about things

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