298 Mexican Proverbs / Page 13
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The tongue slow and the eyes quick.242.
The whole arena tells them to kill the bull, yet the bull should kill no one.243.
There is more time than life.244.
There is no choosing between two things of no value.245.
There is no evil that comes without something good.246.
There's no better mirror than an old friend.247.
There's no better sauce than a good appetite.248.
There's no life so tiring as one of doing nothing.249.
There's no reason to walk on the branches when the trunk is so thick.250.
There's no worse deaf man than the man who doesn't want to listen.251.
There's no worse struggle than one that never begins.252.
Those who rescue are always crucified.253.
Though a cage may be made of gold, it is still a cage.254.
Though the cage be made of gold, it's still a prison.255.
Time heals and then it kills.256.
To the dead, internment and, to the living, enjoyment orto the dead, the grave and, to the living, chicken.257.
To the hungry man no bread is bad.258.
To the satiated bird, cherries taste bitter.259.
To win a dispute is to gain a chicken and lose a cow.260.
Tree that grows crooked will never be straightened - bad habits learned early in life are hard to get rid of later.