1503 Proverbs with Spanish origins
A bad compromise is better than a successful suit.;
Go to proverbA blind man's stroke, which raises a dust from beneath water.;
Go to proverbA blow from a frying-pan, if it does not hurt, smuts.;
Go to proverbA buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered.;
Go to proverbA covetous abbot for one offering loses a hundred.;
Go to proverbA fool, unless he know Latin, is never a great fool.;
Go to proverbA fried to everybody and to nobody is the same thing.;
Go to proverbA full belly is neither good for flight, nor for fighting.;
Go to proverbA good word extinguishes more than a pailful of water.;
Go to proverbA grain does not fill a sieve, but it helps its fellow.;
Go to proverbA handful of motherwit is worth a bushel of learning.;
Go to proverbA hangman is a good trade, he doth his work by daylight.;
Go to proverbA house filled with guests is eaten up and ill spoken of.;
Go to proverbA hundred tailors, a hundred millers, and a hundred weavers, are three hundred thieves.;
Go to proverbA hungry man discovers more than a hundred lawyers.;
Go to proverbA lawsuit for a maravedi consumes a real's worth of paper.;
Go to proverbA man gains nothing by vain glory but contempt and hatred.;
Go to proverbA man may hap to bring home with him what makes him weep.;
Go to proverbA man may lose his goods for want of demanding them.;
Go to proverbA man that is lean, not from hunger, is harder than brass.;
Go to proverbA man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground.;
Go to proverbA monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk.;
Go to proverbA north wind has no corn, and a poor man no friend.;
Go to proverbA peasant between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.;
Go to proverbA peasant will stand on the top of a hill for a very long time with his mouth open before a roast duck will fly in.;
Go to proverbA Portuguese apprentice who can't sew, yet would be cutting out.;
Go to proverbA proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.;
Go to proverbA rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.;
Go to proverbA secret between two is God's secret, a secret between three is everybody's.;
Go to proverbA shoemaker's wife and a smith's mare are always the worst shod.;
Go to proverbA single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study;
Go to proverbA sparrow in the hand is better than a bustard on the wing.;
Go to proverbA tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives.;
Go to proverbA true gentleman would rather have his clothes torn than mended.;
Go to proverbA turn of the key is better than the conscience of a friar.;
Go to proverbA turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out.;
Go to proverbA word and a stone once launched cannot be recalled.;
Go to proverbAbbot of Carcuela, you eat up the pot and ask for the pipkin.;
Go to proverbAccording to the custom of Aragon, good service, bad guerdon.;
Go to proverbAfter stuffing pears within, drink old wine until they swim.;
Go to proverbAll things of this world are nothing, unless they have reference to the next.;
Go to proverbAll's for the best in the best of all possible worlds.;
Go to proverbAlways taking out and never putting in, soon reaches the bottom.;
Go to proverbAn ass with her colt goes not straight to the mill.;
Go to proverbAn inch in a sword, or a palm in a lance, is a great advantage.;
Go to proverbAn ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.;
Go to proverbAn ounce of wit that's bought Is worth a pound that's taught.;
Go to proverbAs for friars, live with them, eat with them, and walk with them; then sell them as they do themselves.;
Go to proverbAs long as I was a daughter-in-law I never had a good mother-in-law, and as long as I was a mother-in-law I never had a good daughter-in-law.;
Go to proverbAs the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hatred.;
Go to proverbAt an ambuscade of villains a man does better with his feet than his hands.;
Go to proverbAt the wedding-feast the least eater is the bride.;
Go to proverbAvoid a friend who covers you with his wings and destroys you with his beak.;
Go to proverbAway with thee, sickness, to where they make a good pillow for thee.;
Go to proverbBachelor, a peacock; betrothed, a lion; married, an ass.;
Go to proverbBe a custom good or bad, a peasant will have it continue in force.;
Go to proverbBe merry, Shrovetide, for to-morrow thou wilt be ashes.;
Go to proverbBefore the time, great courage; when at the point, great fear.;
Go to proverbBefore you marry, beware, for it is a knot difficult to untie.;
Go to proverbBefore you marry, have a house to live in, fields to till, and vines to cut.;
Go to proverbBetter be the head of a rat than the tail of a lion.;
Go to proverbBetter is the smoke of my own house than the fire of another's.;
Go to proverbBetter lose a supper than have a hundred physicians.;
Go to proverbBetter one "Take this," than two "I will give you.";
Go to proverbBetter suffer a known evil than change for uncertain good.;
Go to proverbBetter they should say, "There he ran away," than "There he died.";
Go to proverbBy the street of "By-and-By" one arrives at the house of "Never.";
Go to proverbChastise one that is worthless, and he will presently hate you.;
Go to proverbCheese from the ewe, milk from the goat, butter from the cow.;
Go to proverbCleaning a blot with blotted fingers maketh a greater.;
Go to proverbColts by falling, and lads by losing, grow prudent.;
Go to proverbCompare your griefs with other men's and they will seem less.;
Go to proverbCopper begets copper, and not ()the labour of) men's bones.;
Go to proverbCorsair against corsair nothing is got but empty casks.;
Go to proverbDebts are like children; the smaller they are the more noise they make.;
Go to proverbDiscover not your silent money (i.e. your hoarded money) to anybody.;
Go to proverbDo not buy a carrier's ass, or marry an innkeeper's daughter.;
Go to proverbDo not fret for news, it will grow old and you will know it.;
Go to proverbDo not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old yours will be new.;
Go to proverbDo not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new.;
Go to proverbDo not steal a loaf from him that kneads and bakes.;
Go to proverbDo not stuff your servant with bread, and he won't ask for cheese.;
Go to proverbDo not tell your secrets behind a wall or a hedge.;
Go to proverbDo not throw a stone at the mouse and break the precious vase.;
Go to proverbDo you carry the trough, husband, and I will carry the sieve, which is as heavy as the devil.;
Go to proverbDo you want to see a wolf with young (i.e. an insatiable plunderer)? Marry your daughter.;
Go to proverbDon't believe what you see, husband, but only what I tell you.;
Go to proverbDon't scuffle with the potter, for he makes money by the damage.;
Go to proverbDon't speak unless you can improve on the silence.;
Go to proverbDon't spoil the ship for a halfpenny-worth of tar.;
Go to proverbDon't stop the way of a bull or of a current of air.;
Go to proverbDung is no saint, but where it falls it works miracles.;
Go to proverbDwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire;
Go to proverbEntreaties to get him to sing, and entreaties to leave off.;
Go to proverbEvery man should support himself, and not hang upon another.;
Go to proverbEvery one speaks of the fair as he himself finds it.;
Go to proverbEvery one wishes to bring water to his own mill, and leave his neighbour's dry.;
Go to proverbEvery potter praises his pot, especially if cracked.;
Go to proverbEverybody's friends and nobody's friend is all one.;
Go to proverbExpect not at another's hand what you can do by your own.;
Go to proverbExperience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best.;
Go to proverbFall sick, and you will see who is your friend and who not.;
Go to proverbFast as the hare runs, the greyhound outruns her, since he catches her.;
Go to proverbFire, fire, many pots on. and one pea in them all.;
Go to proverbFirst secure an independent income, then practice virtue;
Go to proverbFond of lawsuits, little wealth, Fond of doctors, little health.;
Go to proverbFond of lawsuits, little wealth; fond of doctors, little health; fond of friars, little honour.;
Go to proverbFond pride of dress is sure a very curse; Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse.;
Go to proverbFor all one's early rising, it dawns none the sooner.;
Go to proverbFor the want of worthy men they made my father alcade.;
Go to proverbFor whom sword and courage are not enough, corslet and lance will not be enough.;
Go to proverbFour things put a man beside himself--women, tobacco, cards, and wine.;
Go to proverbFresh port and new wine, send a Christian to the churchyard. (Kill a man before his time.);
Go to proverbFriday pretexts for not fasting (meaning pleas of indisposition for not eating fish.);
Go to proverbFriendship broken may be soldered, but never made whole.;
Go to proverbFrom a praying young man, and a fasting old man, God preserve my cloak.;
Go to proverbFrom a silent man, and a dog that does not bark, deliver us.;
Go to proverbFrom a thorn comes a rose, and from a rose comes a thorn;
Go to proverbFrom my gossip's bread a large piece for my godson.;
Go to proverbFrom smooth water God preserve me, from rough I will preserve myself.;
Go to proverbFrom snow, whether baked or boiled, you will get nothing but water.;
Go to proverbGive me a seat, and I will make myself room to lie down.;
Go to proverbGive me the ass that carries me in preference to the horse that throws me.;
Go to proverbGive orders and do no more, and nothing will come of it.;
Go to proverbGo not with every ailment to the doctor, with every plea to the lawyer, or with every thirst to the can.;
Go to proverbGo to bed supperless and you will wake without debt.;
Go to proverbGo to friends for advice; to women for pity; to strangers for charity; to relatives for nothing.;
Go to proverbGod defend you from the devil, the eye of a harlot, and the turn of a die.;
Go to proverbGod gives wings to the ant that she may perish the sooner.;
Go to proverbGod grant me to argue with those who understand me.;
Go to proverbGod grant me to contend with those that understand me.;
Go to proverbGod grant you good fortune, my son, for knowledge avails you little.;
Go to proverbGod take you, pound (of flax), drunk out and not yet spun.;
Go to proverbGod will provide, but a good bundle of straw will not be amiss.;
Go to proverbGood men must die, but death cannot kill their names.;
Go to proverbGood words and bad deeds deceive both wise and simple.;
Go to proverbGood, good, good, but God keep my ass out of his rye.;
Go to proverbHalfway is twelve miles when you have fourteen miles to go.;
Go to proverbHappy is the doctor who is called in at the decline of an illness.;
Go to proverbHappy the house in which there is no shaven crown.;
Go to proverbHave a bill to pay at Easter, and your Lent will be short.;
Go to proverbHe does not a little who burns his house: he frightens the rats, and warms himself.;
Go to proverbHe expects to find water at the first stroke of the spade.;
Go to proverbHe is a great simpleton who starves himself to feed another.;
Go to proverbHe is always right who suspects that he makes mistakes.;
Go to proverbHe is blind enough who cannot see through a sieve.;
Go to proverbHe that does not lie, does not come of good blood.;
Go to proverbHe that eats his fowl alone may saddle his horse alone.;
Go to proverbHe that eats the king's geese shall be choked with the feathers.;
Go to proverbHe that has a good harvest must be content with a few thistles.;
Go to proverbHe that is more civil than usual, either wants to cozen you or has need of you.;
Go to proverbHe that is not gallant at twenty, strong at thirty, rich at forty, or experienced at fifty, will never be gallant, strong, rich, or prudent.;
Go to proverbHe that is not sensible of his loss has lost nothing.;
Go to proverbHe that marries a widow will often have a dead man's head thrown into the dish.;
Go to proverbHe that minds his business at home, will not be accused of taking part in the fray.;
Go to proverbHe that stirs honey will have some of it stick to him.;
Go to proverbHe that trusts a faithless friend, has a good witness against him.;
Go to proverbHe that will not when he can, cannot when he will.;
Go to proverbHe that will not when he may, when he will he shall have nay.;
Go to proverbHe that would be healthy must wear his winter clothes in summer.;
Go to proverbHe that would be healthy, must eat temperately, and sup early.;
Go to proverbHe that would have a beautiful wife should choose her on a Saturday.;
Go to proverbHe to whom God gives no sons, the devil gives nephews.;
Go to proverbHe who asks the fewest favours is the best received.;
Go to proverbHe who at thirty has no brains, will never purchase an estate.;
Go to proverbHe who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at forty has nothing, will lead a wretched old age.;
Go to proverbHe who builds a house, or marries, is left with a lank purse.;
Go to proverbHe who buys and sells does not feel what he spends.;
Go to proverbHe who does no more than another is no better than another.;
Go to proverbHe who does not honour his wife, dishonours himself.;
Go to proverbHe who does not pick up a pin cares nothing for his wife.;
Go to proverbHe who does not repair his gutter has a whole house to repair.;
Go to proverbHe who does not whip the child does not mend the youth.;
Go to proverbHe who does what he likes, does not what he ought.;
Go to proverbHe who dresses ion others'clothes will be undressed on the highway.;
Go to proverbHe who eats and puts by, has sufficient for two meals.;
Go to proverbHe who gives when he is asked has waited too long.;
Go to proverbHe who goes far from home to marry, goes either to deceive or be deceived.;
Go to proverbHe who has a bad wife can expect no happiness that can be so called.;
Go to proverbHe who has a handsome wife, a castle on the frontier, or a vineyard on the roadside, is never without war.;
Go to proverbHe who has a son grown up should not call another a thief.;
Go to proverbHe who has been first a novice and then an abbot, knows what the boys do behind the altar.;
Go to proverbHe who has been stung by the scorpion is frightened at its shadow.;
Go to proverbHe who has both money and bread, may choose with whom his daughter to wed.;
Go to proverbHe who has daughters to marry, let him give them silk to spin.;
Go to proverbHe who has got four and spends five, has no occasion for a purse.;
Go to proverbHe who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.;
Go to proverbHe who has no house of his own is everywhere at home.;
Go to proverbHe who has no voice in the valley, will have none in the council.;
Go to proverbHe who has no wife, is for thrashing her daily; but he that has one, takes care of her.;
Go to proverbHe who has shipped the devil, must carry him over the sound.;
Go to proverbHe who has to deal with a blockhead has need of much brains.;
Go to proverbHe who has two masters to serve must lie to one of them.;
Go to proverbHe who is everybody's friend is either very poor or very rich.;
Go to proverbHe who is in the mud likes to get another into it.;
Go to proverbHe who lives a long life must pass through much evil.;
Go to proverbHe who lives in hopes, breakfasts ill and sups worse.;
Go to proverbHe who made fun of the old man, laughed at first and cried afterwards.;
Go to proverbHe who marrieth does well, but he who marrieth not, better.;
Go to proverbHe who peeps through a hole will discover his dole.;
Go to proverbHe who pours water hastily into a bottle spills more than goes in.;
Go to proverbHe who receives the offerings let him ring the bells.;
Go to proverbHe who remains in the mill grinds, not he who goes to and fro.;
Go to proverbHe who rides behind another does not saddle when he will.;
Go to proverbHe who says what he likes, hears what he don't like.;
Go to proverbHe who serves many masters must neglect some of them.;
Go to proverbHe who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.;
Go to proverbHe who spits above himself will have it fall on his face.;
Go to proverbHe who strives to do, does more than he who has the power.;
Go to proverbHe who stumbles twice over one stone deserves to break his shins.;
Go to proverbHe who takes the wrong road must make his journey twice over.;
Go to proverbHe who tells his own secret will hardly keep another's.;
Go to proverbHe who threatens to strike, and does not, is afraid.;
Go to proverbHe who wants a mule without fault must walk on foot.;
Go to proverbHe who wants to be rich in a year comes to the gallows in half a year.;
Go to proverbHe who wants to catch fish must not mind a wetting.;
Go to proverbHe who wants to kill his dog only has to say he is mad.;
Go to proverbHe who was first an acolyte, and afterwards an abbot or curate, knows what the boys do behind the altar.;
Go to proverbHe who works on the highway will have many advisers.;
Go to proverbHe who would thrive must follow the church, the sea, or the king's service.;
Go to proverbHe whose house is tiled with glass should not throw stones at his neighbour's.;
Go to proverbHe will never worship well the image on the altar who knew it when it was a trunk of wood in the garden.;
Go to proverbHealth and cheerfulness make beauty; finery and cosmetics cost money and lie.;
Go to proverbHow shall the enemy of the bride speak well of the wedding?;
Go to proverbHowever bright the sun may shine, leave not you cloak at home.;
Go to proverbHowever foul it be, never say, Of this water I will not drink.;
Go to proverbHusband, you are a cuckold; wife, who told you so?;
Go to proverbI a lazy lout, you a lazy lout, marry me, Antonia.;
Go to proverbI am like you and you like me. the devil united us.;
Go to proverbI dance to the tune that i
