Spanish proverbs

Love is like war: you begin when you like and leave off when you can.

Watch out for the dog that doesn't bark and the man who says nothing.

When the river makes no noise, it is either dried up or much swollen.

If the peacock were to look at its feet, it would stop him strutting.

Better they should say, ""There he ran away,"" than ""There he died.""

Beggars can't be choosers. For a good appetite there is no hard bread.

Like a parakeet that says what he knows but doesn't know what he says.

The church, the sea, or the royal household, for whoever would thrive.

Keeping a woman to her word is like trying to hold an eel by its tail.

The old man at home, and the young abroad, lie after the same fashion.

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