Spanish Proverbs 

� buen hambre no hay pan duro
There's no hard bread if you are hungry
� falta de hombres buenos, � mi padre hicieron alcalde
For a lack of good men, they made my father mayor
Caras vemos, corazones no sabemos
Faces we see, hearts we don't know
Del dicho al hecho, hay mucho trecho
Between the said and the done, there's a great distance
l que no llora, no mama
The squeaky wheel gets the grease ('he that doesn't cry, doesn't suckle)
�l que se ha quemado con leche al ver una vaca llora
He who has been burnt with milk, cries at the sight of a cow
M�s vale p�jaro en mano que ciento volando
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ('Better a bird in hand than a hundred flying')
No hables de la soga en casa del ahorcado
Don't speak of rope in a hanged man's home
No hay mal que por bien no venga 
Every cloud has a silver lining ('There isn't bad from which good doesn't come')
Si quieres el perro, acepta las pulgas
If you want the dog, accept the fleas
Si tu mujer quiere tirarte de un tejado, procura que sea un bajo
If your wife wants to throw you off a roof, try to find a low one
Dime con qui�n andas y te dir� qui�n eres
Birds of a feather flock together ('Tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are')
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