Spanish Proverb
Spanish Proverb
hands man mouse mouth
It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands
bread road walk wine
With bread and wine you can walk your road
trap
I don't want the cheese, I just want to get out of the trap
gives god teeth
God gives almonds to those who have no teeth
bell god ringing
God comes to see without ringing the bell
cloak god listen wear whatever
God will listen to you whatever cloak you wear
god pay
God says, 'Choose what you will and pay for it
altar garden image knew trunk wood worship
He will never worship well the image on the altar who knew it when it was a trunk of wood in the garden
hears says
He who says what he likes, hears what he does not like
feared gets
He who is feared gets more than his own.
cloak drinker generally good
Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker
best experience kindest surely
Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best
god man
Every man for himself, and God for us all
knows says
Like a parakeet, that says what he knows but doesn't know what he says