2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 86
1701. The more one has the more one wants.
1702. The more riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is.
1703. The more you court a clown the statelier he grows.
1704. The more you flatter a fool, the more seriously he plays his game.
1705. The more you get the more you want.
1706. The most cautious passes for the most chaste.
1707. The most faithful mirror is an old friend.
1708. The Mother of God appears to fools.
1709. The mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing.
1710. The mother reckons well, but the child reckons better.
1711. The mother who spoils her child, fattens a serpent.
1712. The mother-in-law does not remember that she was once a daughter-in-law.
1713. The mother-in-law must be entreated, and the pot must be let stand.
1714. The mountain labored and brought forth a mouse.
1715. The mouse does not leave the cat's house with a bellyful.
1716. The mouse that knows but one hole is soon caught by the cat.
1717. The mouse that only trusts to one poor hole, Can never be a mouse of any soul.
1718. The mouth and the purse, shut.
1719. The mouth that says yes says no.
1720. The nightingale will run out of songs before a woman runs out of conversation.