It is the bait that lures, not the fisherman or the rod.
More Spanish Proverbs:
A boaster and a liar are cousins.Spanish
It's the grinding of his teeth that awakes the blacksmith's dog, not the noise of the hammer.
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The wise man does not hang his knowledge on a hook.
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There is luck in odd numbers.
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The cross on his breast, and the devil in his heart.
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His courage oozed out at his fingers' ends.
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