Quando pobre, franco; quando rico, avaro. When poor, liberal; when rich, stingy.
Quando te dieren el anillo, pon el dedillo. When they offer you a ring, hold out your finger.
Quando te dieren la vaquilla, acude con la soguilla. When they give you the calf, be ready with the halter.
Quando todos te dijeren que eres asno, rebuzna. When every one says you are an ass, bray.
Quando una puerta se cierra, ciento se abren. When one door shuts, a hundred open.
Quando un lobo come á otro, no hay que comer en el soto. When one wolf eats another, there is nothing to eat in the wood.
Quando uno ne quiere, dos no barajan. Two cannot fall out if one does not choose.
Quando vieras tu casa quemar, llegate á escalentar. When thou seest thy house in flames, go warm thyself by it.
Quando zuga el abeja miel torna, y quando el araña ponzoña. When the bee sucks, it makes honey, when the spider, poison.
Quan léjos de ojo, tan léjos de corazon. Out of sight, out of mind.