A bird in the hand is worth a hundred flying.
50+ Best Spanish Proverbs Quotes & Wishes
Best Spanish Proverbs — handpicked quotes, wishes and messages to copy, share, or download as a free image card on GoodMorningQuotes.
Updated: October 2026
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Pray to God, but keep striking with the mallet.
Necessity sharpens wit.
He who has a godfather gets baptized.
Man is a creature of habit.
He who speaks sows; he who listens harvests.
The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his tail.
A cat in gloves catches no mice.
Time cures the sick man, not the ointment.
To a good listener, few words are enough.
For the one born to be a tamale, the corn husks fall from the sky.
He who wants everything loses everything.
He who does not risk anything does not cross the sea.
A man is master of his silences and slave of his words.
With bread and wine, the road is traveled.
He who has a trade will never lack a living.
He who does not look ahead stays behind.
He who has a roof of glass should not throw stones at his neighbor's.
From a fallen tree, everyone makes firewood.
In the house where there is no flour, everyone shouts.
He who wants to fish must get his feet wet.
A new broom sweeps well.
He who laughs last laughs best.
A word and a stone let loose cannot be recalled.
The pitcher goes to the fountain so often that at last it breaks.
He who sows winds will reap storms.
Every pig gets its Saint Martin's day.
Where there was fire, ashes remain.
From what is said to what is done, there is a long way.
God squeezes, but He does not strangle.
Water that you will not drink, let it run.
Tell me what you boast of, and I will tell you what you lack.
A year of snow is a year of plenty.
He who reaches for too much grasps too little.
The habit does not make the monk.
In the blacksmith's house, a wooden knife.
The devil knows more from being old than from being the devil.
Raise crows, and they will peck out your eyes.
He who has a mouth makes mistakes.
Better a known evil than an unknown good.
Little by little, one goes far.
There is no evil that lasts a hundred years.
From such a stick, such a splinter.
God helps the one who rises early.
In bad weather, keep a good face.
Where the captain commands, the sailor does not.
The shrimp that falls asleep is swept away by the current.
Tell me who you walk with, and I will tell you who you are.
Tomorrow is the busiest day of the week.
In a closed mouth, no flies enter.