Dime con quien andas, diréte quien eres. Tell me what company you keep, and I will tell you who you are.
Di mentira, y sacarás verdad. Tell a lie, and you will bring out the truth.
Dinero llama dinero. Money gets money.
Dineros de avaro dos veces van al mercado. Misers’ money goes twice to market.
Dios es el que sana, y el médico lleva la plata. God cures, and the doctor takes the fee. (God healeth, and the physician hath the thanks.)
Dios me dé contienda con quien me entienda. God grant me to argue with those who understand me.
Dios me libre de hombre de un libro. God deliver me from a man of one book.
Dios os libre de hidalgo de dia, y de fraile de noche. God deliver us from a gentleman by day and a friar by night.
Dios proveerá, mas buen haz de paja se querrá. God will provide, but a good bundle of straw will not be amiss.
Dios te dé fortuna, hijo, que el saber poco te vale. God grant you fortune, my son, for knowledge avails you little.