Proverbs are taken from Duolingo.com Spanish Bonus Skill: Idioms and Proverbs. Thanks to mirriel for the list (https://duolingo.com/comment/1319481).
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A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda
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The early bird gets the worm
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Barriga llena, corazón contento
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A full belly and a happy heart
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Borrón y cuenta nueva
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Let bygones be bygones
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Cada loco con su tema
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To each their own
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Cuentas claras, amistades largas
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Good fences make good neighbors
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Consejos vendo y para mí no tengo
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Do as I say, not as I do
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Consejo no pedido, consejo mal oído
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Never give advice unasked
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De tal palo tal astilla
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Like father, like son
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Donde fuego se hace, humo sale
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Where there's smoke, there's fire
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Donde hay hambre, no hay pan duro
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Beggars can't be choosers
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El amor es ciego, pero los vecinos no
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Love is blind, but the neighbors ain't
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El amor todo lo puede
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Love will find a way
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En boca cerrada no entran moscas
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Silence is golden
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En casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo
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The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
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El tiempo sana todo
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Time heals all wounds
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En tierra de ciegos, el tuerto es rey
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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king
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Las palabras se las lleva el viento
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Actions speak louder than words
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Mucho ruido y pocas nueces
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All talk and no action
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Mala hierba nunca muere
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A bad weed never dies
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Más puede la pluma que la espada
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The pen is mightier than the sword
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Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo
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Wisdom comes with age
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Más vale prevenir que lamentar
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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Más vale solo que mal acompañado
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No company is better than bad company
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Más vale tarde que nunca
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Better late than never
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No se puede servir a Dios y al diablo
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No man can serve two masters
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No hay rosa sin espinas
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Every rose has its thorn
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No todo lo que brilla es oro
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All that glitters is not gold
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Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
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Out of sight, out of mind
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Perro que ladra no muerde
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A barking dog never bites
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Quien espera, desespera
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A watched pot never boils
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Quien poco tiene, poco teme
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He who has nothing, has nothing to lose
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Soldado avisado no muere en guerra
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Forewarned is forearmed
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I'll sort the proverbs alphabetically asa an internal Cheatography error will be fixed (https://getsatisfaction.com/cheatography/topics/a-dot-in-the-title-breaks-everything).
Thanks for letting me know about this, Murfel. The problem has been fixed.
Cheatography n. The art of mapping complex subjects into clear, instantly navigable reference guides.
