| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Para saber hablar, hay que saber eschuchar. | In order to know how to talk, one must know how to listen. |
| El ejercicio hace al maestro. | Practice makes perfect. |
| No dejes para mañana lo que pedes hacer hoy. | Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. |
| Cuando el gato va a sus devociones, bailan los ratones. | When the cat is away, the mice will play. |
| Después de comer, ni un sobre escrito leer. | After eating, don't even read an envelope. |
| Antes que te cases, mira lo que haces. | Look before you leap. (Before you get married, look at what you're doing.) |
| Las pierdes tienen oídos. (Las peredes oyen.) | The walls have ears. |
| A palabras locas, oídos sordos. | Turn a deaf ear to crazy words. |
| Paga lo que debes y sabás lo que tienes. | Pay what you owe and you'll know what you have. |
| Él que la hace la paga. | You have to pay the consequences. (You made your bed, now sleep in it.) |
| Antes de hablar es bueno pensar. | (It's good to) think before you speak. |
| El que todo lo quiere, todo lo pierde. | Whoever wants everything loses everything. |
| El tiempo perdido no se recobra. | One can never get back lost time. |
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