2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 52
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It is a wise son that knows his own father.1022.
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.1023.
It is approved alchemy to have an income and spend nothing.1024.
It is beautiful to do nothing and then rest afterwards.1025.
It is better if they say, "He ran away here" than "He died here."1026.
It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands.1027.
It is better to be born a beggar than a fool.1028.
It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance.1029.
It is better to have bread left over than to run short of wine.1030.
It is better to leap over the ditch than trust to the pleadings of good men.1031.
It is better to lose than lose more.1032.
It is better to skip one meal than to consult a hundred doctors.1033.
It is better to strive with a stubborn ass than to carry the wood on one's back.1034.
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.1035.
It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.1036.
It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons.1037.
It is fair and just to cheat the cheater.1038.
It is good fishing in troubled waters.1039.
It is good to have friends, even in hell.1040.
It is in putting it into the oven that the loaf is made crooked.