He who wants to be rich in a year comes to the gallows in half a year.
More Spanish Proverbs:
From my gossip's bread a large piece for my godson.Spanish
The Mother of God appears to fools.
Spanish
Lose no rights, and commit no extortions.
Spanish
A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.
Spanish
Let there be no lack of food in the pigeon-house, and the pigeons will come to it.
Spanish
The fire well knows whose cloak burns.
Spanish