2246 Spanish Proverbs
1. "If the devil is going to take me," said the courtesan, "let it be in a coach."
2. A bad compromise is better than a successful suit.
3. A bad day never hath a good night.
4. A bad excuse is better than none.
5. A bad labour, and a daughter after all.
6. A bad man's gift is like his master.
7. A bad mother wishes for good children.
8. A bad thing never dies.
9. A barking dog was never a good biter.
10. A beard well lathered is half shaved.
11. A beautiful wife without money is like a fine house without furniture.
12. A bespattered hog tries to bespatter another.
13. A blind man's stroke, which raises a dust from beneath water.
14. A blind man's wife needs no paint.
15. A blow from a frying-pan, if it does not hurt, smuts.
16. A blow with a reed makes a noise but hurts not.
17. A blustering night, a fair day follows.
18. A boaster and a liar are cousins.
19. A boy's love is water in a sieve.
20. A buffeting threatened is never well given.