298 Mexican Proverbs / Page 12
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The ill-mannered child finds a father wherever he goes.222.
The insane are told they're right.223.
The lap of its owner is security enough for a cat.224.
The lazy is a brother of the begger.225.
The lazy work twice as much.226.
The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind.227.
The lover of a student does not always become the wife of a graduate.228.
The more one looks, the less one sees.229.
The most desirable woman is always the one who belongs to someone else.230.
The mule wasn't born wild, the stick made her that way.231.
The one who went to La Villa, lost his/her chair.232.
The person who asks for little deserves nothing.233.
The prickly pear has company only when it bears fruit.234.
The rat that knows but one hole is soon caught by the cat.235.
The rat who only knows about one hole will soon be caught by the cat.236.
The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor, when he has something to eat.237.
The road to hell is strewn with roses.238.
The seagull thinks it is an act of kindness to give the fish a lift in the air.239.
The sin carries its own penance.240.
The throat must pay for what the tongue may say.