There is nothing like deprivation to generate thanks for small mercies.
More Spanish Proverbs:
If you would acquire fame, let not the sun shine on you in bed.Spanish
A solitary ox shits more than a hundred swallows.
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It is better to have bread left over than to run short of wine.
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Early flowers give no seed.
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Patched trousers, healthy testicles.
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When our daughter is married sons-in-law are plenty.
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