Spanish Proverbs

Here is a list of interesting Spanish proverbs with their English translations. You can try using some of these some day..... Good Luck !!

Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando.
A bird in the hand is worth more than 100 flying. [A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.]

Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
Eyes that do not see, heart that does not feel.

El amor es ciego.
Love is blind.

Perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso.
The dog that doesn't walk doesn't find a bone. [You can't succeed if you don't try.]

Haz el bien, y no mires a quién.
Do the good, and don't look at whom. [Do what is right, not what will gain approval.]

No todo lo que brilla es oro.
Not all that shines is gold. [Not everything that glitters is gold.]

No hay mal que por bien no venga.
There is not bad from which good doesn't come.

Saliste de Guatemala y te metiste en Guatapeor.
You left Guate-bad and went to Guate-worse.

Del dicho al hecho, hay mucho trecho.
From the saying to the act, there is much distance. [Saying something and doing it are two different things.]

La ignorancia es atrevida.
Ignorance is courageous.