2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 84
1661.
The higher the rise the greater the fall.1662.
The highest branch is not the safest roost.1663.
The hole invites the thief.1664.
The honest man enjoys the theft.1665.
The horse may wish to do one thing, but he who saddles him another.1666.
The horse thinks one thing, and his rider another.1667.
The horseshoe that clatters wants a nail.1668.
The hunchback does not see his own hump, but sees his companion's.1669.
The Jew ruins himself with passovers, the Moor with wedding feasts, and the Christian with lawsuits.1670.
The judge's son goes into the courtroom without fear.1671.
The keys at the girdle, the dog in the larder.1672.
The king goes as far as he can, not so far as he would.1673.
The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.1674.
The king likes the treachery, but not the traitor.1675.
The kite's malady, its wings broken and its beak sound.1676.
The land a man knows is his mother.1677.
The lazy man always does twice the work.1678.
The lazy servant to save one step takes eight.1679.
The leader follows in front.1680.
The lean dog is all fleas.