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| Spanish Proverb - H
Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.Happy the house in which there is no shaven crown.Have a bill to pay at Easter, and your Lent will be short.He buys well who is not called a donkey.He can do but little who cannot threaten another.He cannot find water in the sea.He did not invent gunpowder.He does not a little who burns his house: he frightens the rats, and warms himself.He expects to find water at the first stroke of the spade.He falls into the pit who leads another into it.He gathers up ashes and scatters flour.He goes safely to trial whose father is a judge.He has much to do who would please everybody.He is a great simpleton who starves himself to feed another.He is always right who suspects that he makes mistakes.He is blind enough who cannot see through a sieve.He is in safety who rings the tocsin.He is out of danger who rings the alarm-bell.He is your friend who gets you out of a fray.He knows it as well as his Lord's Prayer.He loses his market who has nothing to sell.He that does not lie, does not come of good blood.He that eats his fowl alone may saddle his horse alone.He that has a good harvest must be content with a few thistles.He that has an hour's start will not be hanged.He that has no ill luck grows weary of good luck.He that is more civil than usual, either wants to cozen you or has need of you.He that is not gallant at twenty, strong at thirty, rich at forty, or experienced at fifty, will never be gallant, strong, rich, or prudent.He that makes one basket can make a hundred.He that minds his business at home, will not be accused of taking part in the fray.He that stirs honey will have some of it stick to him.He that ties well, unties well.He that trusts a faithless friend, has a good witness against him.He that will not when he can, cannot when he will.He that would be healthy must wear his winter clothes in summer.He that would be healthy, must eat temperately, and sup early.He that would have a beautiful wife should choose her on a Saturday.He to whom God gives no sons, the devil gives nephews.He who always tells me a lie never cheats me.He who asks the fewest favours is the best received.He who at thirty has no brains, will never purchase an estate.He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at forty has nothing, will lead a wretched old age.He who avoids the temptation avoids the sin.He who begins badly, ends badly.He who builds a house, or marries, is left with a lank purse.He who buts a horse buys care.He who buys and sells does not feel what he spends.He who catches one fish is a fisherman.He who comes first grinds first.He who dances well goes from wedding to wedding.He who delays, gathers.He who denies everything confesses everything.He who divides gets the worst share.He who does good to you either dies or goes away.He who does no more than another is no better than another.He who does not honour his wife, dishonours himself.He who does not look before lags behind.He who does not mix with the crowd knows nothing.He who does not pick up a pin cares nothing for his wife.He who does not repair his gutter has a whole house to repair.He who does not show himself, is overlooked.He who does not speak, God does not hear.He who does not tire, achieves.He who does not whip the child does not mend the youth.He who does what he likes, does not what he ought.He who doubts nothing knows nothing.He who dresses ion others' clothes will be undressed on the highway.He who eats and puts by, has sufficient for two meals.He who eats the meat let him pick the bone.He who finds fault wants to buy.He who gives to the public, gives to no one.He who goes far from home to marry, goes either to deceive or be deceived.He who goes with wolves learns to howl.He who grasps all loses all.He who grasps at much holds fast little.He who greases his cart-wheels helps his oxen.He who hangs out a branch wants to sell his wine.He who has a bad wife can expect no happiness that can be so called.He who has a good wife can bear any evil.He who has a handsome wife, a castle on the frontier, or a vineyard on the roadside, is never without war.He who has a son grown up should not call another a thief.He who has a tongue goes to Rome.He who has a trade may travel through the world.He who has been first a novice and then an abbot, knows what the boys do behind the altar.He who has been stung by the scorpion is frightened at its shadow.He who has both money and bread, may choose with whom his daughter to wed.He who has but one coat cannot lend it.He who has daughters to marry, let him give them silk to spin.He who has enemies, let him not sleep.He who has got four and spends five, has no occasion for a purse.He who has lost his oxen is always hearing bells.He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.He who has no head wants no hat.He who has no house of his own is everywhere at home.He who has no voice in the valley, will have none in the council.He who has no wife, is for thrashing her daily; but he that has one, takes care of her.He who has servants has unavoidable enemies.He who has sheep has fleeces.He who has to deal with a blockhead has need of much brains.He who has two masters to serve must lie to one of them.He who helps everybody, helps nobody.He who is everybody's friend is either very poor or very rich.He who is feared gets more than his own.He who is in the mud likes to get another into it.He who is silent gains store.He who keeps his own secret avoids much mischief.He who knows little soon tells it.He who laid a snare for me has fallen into it.He who lives a long life must pass through much evil.He who lives in hopes, breakfasts ill and sups worse.He who looks demurely trust not with your money.He who loves Bertrand loves his dog.He who loves Peter won't harm his dog.He who loves well is slow to forget.He who loves well, obeys well.He who made fun of the old man, laughed at first and cried afterwards.He who makes a law should keep it.He who makes light of his enemy dies by his hand.He who marries ill, is long in becoming widowed.He who measures oil greases his hands.He who peeps through a hole will discover his dole.He who pledges or promises runs in debt.He who pours water hastily into a bottle spills more than goes in.He who promises incurs a debt.He who receives the offerings let him ring the bells.He who reforms, God assists.He who remains in the mill grinds, not he who goes to and fro.He who rides behind another does not saddle when he will.He who saves, finds.He who says what he likes, hears what he don't like.He who seeks, finds.He who serves is not free.He who serves many masters must neglect some of them.He who sleeps much, learns little.He who sows brambles must not go barefoot.He who sows brambles reaps thorns.He who sows well, reaps well.He who spits above himself will have it fall on his face.He who steals once is never trusty.He who strives to do, does more than he who has the power.He who stumbles and does not fall mends his pace.He who takes the wrong road must make his journey twice over.He who talks much is sometimes right.He who tells his own secret will hardly keep another's.He who threatens to strike, and does not, is afraid.He who trifles with his enemy dies by his hand.He who wants a mule without fault must walk on foot.He who wants to be rich in a year comes to the gallows in half a year.He who wants to catch fish must not mind a wetting.He who wants to kill his dog only has to say he is mad.He who was first an acolyte, and afterwards an abbot or curate, knows what the boys do behind the altar.He who works on the highway will have many advisers.He who would cheat the fox must rise early.He who would take must give.He who would thrive must follow the church, the sea, or the king's service.He whose house is tiled with glass should not throw stones at his neighbour's.He will never worship well the image on the altar who knew it when it was a trunk of wood in the garden.Health and cheerfulness make beauty; finery and cosmetics cost money and lie.Hear first, and speak afterwards.Him who errs, forgive once, but never twice.His bread fell into the honey.Honey was not made for the mouth of the ass.How shall the enemy of the bride speak well of the wedding?However bright the sun may shine, leave not you cloak at home.However foul it be, never say, Of this water I will not drink.Hunger and cold give a man up to his enemy.Husband, don't see; wife, be blind.Husband, you are a cuckold; wife, who told you so?Hush, brideswoman, I knew all that before. |
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