It fares ill with the house where the spinning-wheel commands the sword.
More Spanish Proverbs:
A determined heart will not be counselled.Spanish
To a woman and a magpie tell your secrets in the marketplace.
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Throwing your cap at a bird is not the way to catch it.
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Memory is everyone's friend -- it leaves you when you need it most.
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Better one "Take this," than two "I will give you."
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Be merry, Shrovetide, for to-morrow thou wilt be ashes.
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