There cannot be smoke without fire.
The obstinate beggar will at last get a piece of bread.
There are misfortunes which have a commencement, but which will hardly have an end.
Most popular aphorisms or sayings, are a history of the people, condensed by their hearts.
The Spaniards always say: «A thing is never properly valued until it is lost forever.»
To acquire a good name is difficult, but it is still more difficult to retain. The young should acquire; the old should retain.