Great Throughts Treasury

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Mexican Proverbs

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"You cannot worship an unknown saint."

"You don't look a gift horse in the mouth."

"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."

"You can?t get blood out of a turnip."

"You get what you pay for."

"You must not tell all that you know, nor judge all that you see, if you would live in peace."

"You?ve got to take the bull by the horns."

"Your hometown is like a small fatherland."