One cannot blow and swallow at the same time.
More Spanish Proverbs:
I thought I had no husband, and I eat up the stew.Spanish
If you want to marry wisely, marry your equal.
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Tell your own story first.
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He who inherits a hill must climb it.
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He expects to find water at the first stroke of the spade.
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It is not in the pilot's power to prevent the wind from blowing.
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