Could it be that here is all that one needs to know for success in meeting all of lifes travails ? ----Vic

To those of us who as kids grew up bilingual,

Bomb us a Bear ??
"Vamos a ver"
"We shall see"

Como Decir Refr'an page 1:

"Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres"
"Tell me with whom you walk and I'll tell you who you are"

"Buena vida arrugas tira"
"A good life stretches the wrinkles"

"A buen entendedor, pocas palabras."
"Very few words will do for him who understands well."

"Amor con amor se paga."
"Love with love should be repaid."

"Haz bien y no mires a quien."
"Do good and do not find out to whom."

"Amores nuevos, olvidan viejos."
"New loves forget old loves."

"No ser`as amado, si de ti solo tienes cuidado."
"You will not be loved if only of yourself you take care."

"Alegria secreta, candela muerta."
"Secret happiness, dead fire."

"Oro es, lo que oro vale."
"Gold is, what gold is worth."

"no firmes carta que no leas, ni bebes agua que no veas"
"Do not sign a letter that you have not read nor drink thatwater that you have not seen."

"La suegra no se acuerda que una vez fue nuera."
"The mother-in-law does not remember that she was once daughter-in-law."

"Buen principio, la mitad est`a hecha."
"Good beginning, half is done."

"Adquiere fama y `echate a dormir."
"Attain fame and you can go to sleep."
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"Dios da panuelo al que no tiene narices."
"God gives handkerchief to he who has no nose."

"Por el agua del cielo, no dejes tu riego."
"Do not abandon your irrigation counting on the rains from Heaven."

"Bien ama quien nunca olvida."
"He loves well who never forgets."

"El duelo ajeno, del pelo cuelga."
"The grief of someone else, hangs from a hair."

"Del rio manso gu`ardeme Dios: que del fuerte yo me guardar`e."
"God protect me from the calm waters, that from the rough ones I will protect myself."

"Quien a buen arbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija."
"He who gets close to a good tree will be protected by good shade."

"Al buen amigo con tu pan e con tu vino e al malo con tu perro y con tu palo."
"For the good friend you break bread and you pour wine and for the bad one, your dog and a stick."

"La lengua del mal amigo, ma`s corta que cuchillo."
"The tongue of the bad friend cuts more than a knife."

"A gran salto, gran quebranto."
"To a big jump, a big headache."

"Las buena palabra quebranta las penas e ablandar los corazones."
"Good words relieve worries and soften the heart."