Spanish proverbs

Abbot of Carcuela, you eat up the pot and ask for the pipkin.

He who builds a house, or marries, is left with a lank purse.

Do not buy a carrier's ass, or marry an innkeeper's daughter.

The art of doing business lies more in paying than in buying.

Don't talk too much -- your ignorance exceeds your knowledge.

Give a thing and take a thing, to wear the devil's gold ring.

Elm trees have beautiful branches but hardly ever bear fruit.

The best way to solve a problem is to attack the cause of it.

According to the custom of Aragon, good service, bad guerdon.

If you want to know what a ducat is worth, try to borrow one.

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