El cuerdo no ata el saber á estaca. The wise man does not hang his knowledge on a hook.
El dar es honor, y el pedir dolor. To give is honour, to lose is grief.
El dar limosna nunca mengua la bolsa. Giving alms never lessens the purse.
El deseo hace hermoso lo feo. Desire beautifies what is ugly.
El dia de ayuno vespera es de disanto. A fast day is the eve of a feast day.
El dia de calor, ese te arropa mejor. On a hot day muffle yourself the more.
El dia que no escobé entró quien, no piense. The day I did not sweep the house, there came to it one I did not expect.
El dia que no me afeyté, vino á mi casa quien no pensé. The day I did not make my toilette, there came to my house one I did not expect.
El dia que te casas, ó te matas ó te sanas. The day you marry ’tis either kill or cure.
El dinero hace lo malo bueno. Money turns bad into good.