2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 83
1641. The gardener's feet do no harm to the garden.
1642. The gentle lamb sucks any ewe as well as its mother; the surly lamb sucks neither its own nor another.
1643. The girl as she is taught, the flax as it is wrought.
1644. The glass-dealer's horses fell out, and he looked on to see which kicked hardest.
1645. The goat can't well cover herself with her tail.
1646. The golden ass passes everywhere.
1647. The gossips fall out and tell each other truths.
1648. The grapes are sour, said the fox, when he could not get at them.
1649. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
1650. The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence.
1651. The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.
1652. The greatest victory is a bloodless victory.
1653. The green burns for the dry, and the righteous pay for sinners.
1654. The grey mare is the better horse.
1655. The greyhound that starts many hares kills none.
1656. The gutter by dropping wears the stone.
1657. The hare starts from where it is least expected.
1658. The heart is like the astrologer who guesses at the truth.
1659. The heart is no traitor.
1660. The hen lays upon an egg.