2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 89
1761.
The sheep that bleats loses a mouthful.1762.
The shirt is nearer than the frock.1763.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.1764.
The smith's dog sleeps at the noise of the hammer, and wakes at the grinding of teeth.1765.
The snail, to be rid of annoyances, bartered its eyes for horns.1766.
The snake that seduced Eve spoke Spanish.1767.
The son of an ass brays twice a day.1768.
The spider's web lets the rat escape and catches the fly.1769.
The spoken word sometimes loses what silence has won.1770.
The spot will come out in the washing.1771.
The squeaking wheel gets the grease.1772.
The stew mixed by many is ill-seasoned and worse cooked.1773.
The stew that boils much loses flavour.1774.
The stolen ox sometimes puts his head out of the stall.1775.
The stone is hard and the drop is small, but a hole is made by the constant fall.1776.
The sword and the ring according to the hand that bears them.1777.
The thief thinks that all are like himself.1778.
The thorn comes into the world point foremost.1779.
The thread breaks where it is thinnest.1780.
The threatener loses the opportunity of vengeance.