2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 87
1721.
The oaths of one who loves a woman are not to be believed.1722.
The obscure we see eventually. The completely apparent takes longer.1723.
The official who can't lie may as well be out of the world.1724.
The old for want of ability, and the young for want of knowledge, let things be lost.1725.
The old man at home, and the young abroad, lie after the same fashion.1726.
The old wife, if she does not serve for a pot, serves for a cover.1727.
The one who rings the fire bell is safe.1728.
The one-eyed man is a king in the country of the blind.1729.
The only chaste woman is the one who has not been asked.1730.
The open house makes a good man of the thief.1731.
The ox comes to the yoke at the call of his feeder.1732.
The ox spoke and said "Moo."1733.
The ox that butted me tossed me into a good place.1734.
The ox without a bell is soon lost.1735.
The patient who names a doctor his heir makes a big mistake.1736.
The paunch warm, the foot sleepy.1737.
The pearls of a bride on her wedding day are the tears that will be shed later.1738.
The pen is mightier than the sword.1739.
The person seeking India's riches must have them within himself.1740.
The person that makes one basket can make a hundred.