2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 7
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A meowing cat is never a good mouse catcher.122.
A mewing cat is never a good mouser.123.
A miss is as good as a mile.124.
A moneyless man goes fast through the market.125.
A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk.126.
A morsel eaten selfishly does not gain a friend.127.
A mule and a woman do what is expected of them.128.
A mute bird makes no omen.129.
A north wind has no corn, and a poor man no friend.130.
A peasant between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.131.
A 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.132.
A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom.133.
A penny spared is a penny saved.134.
A person who talks a lot is bound to be right sometimes.135.
A person who talks a lot is sometimes right.136.
A pig bought on credit grunts all the year.137.
A pig bought on credit is forever grunting.138.
A pig's tail will never make a good arrow.139.
A poor man is all schemes.140.
A Portuguese apprentice who can't sew, yet would be cutting out.