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What are Proverbs and Where do the come from?

Proverbs and old sayings reveal many aspects about the cultural  traditions of a society. Proverbs originated from indigenous humble folk who handed down these wise old sayings over the centuries, generation to generation. Many proverbs serve as advisory tales and wise counsel
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Spanish Proverbs, Old Sayings and Words of Wisdom

Inspiring Quotes and Proverbial Wisdom from Spain about Courage, Pride and
Abundance, Love and Anger



You can't have more bedbugs than a blanket full. -- Spanish Proverb


If you want to know about the traveler, look at his suitcase -- Spanish Proverb


A close companion can become a close adversary. . -- Spanish Proverb


The rich do not understand the poor. -- Spanish Proverb


A skinny wife is a rotten cook. -- Spanish Proverb


What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning. -- Spanish Proverb


Even a small thorn causes festering. -- Spanish Proverb


A horseshoe that clatters wants a nail. -- Spain Proverb


A man who crows about his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground. -- Spanish Proverb


Woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster keeps still. -- Spanish Proverb

A fat man survives famine  when his neighbor has plump children. -- Spanish Proverb


He who gambles has the devil for a master. -- Spain Proverb




 
He that lives on trust will die of starvation. -- Spanish Proverb


Even perfume smells bad when poured on shit. -- Spanish Proverb


He that fishes for shark must never expect to catch fish. -- Spanish Proverb

 If two men ride a horse, one must ride behind. -- Spanish Proverb


The villages rejoices at the rich mans woe. -- Spanish Proverb


The fat man digs his grave with his teeth. -- Spanish Proverb


Courage is stronger than weakness. -- Spanish Proverb


A mistress in a high place is not a bad thing.
Spanish Proverb


Forewarned is forearmed. -- Spanish Proverb


God postpones but doesn't overlook. -- Spanish Proverb


A rose too often smelled begins to stink. -- Spanish Proverb


A fat dog does not whine for bones. -- Spain Proverb


A noble word does not slaughter the bull. -- Spain Proverb


Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. -- Spanish Proverb

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