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150 Cards in this Set
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El tiempo pasa inexorablemente.
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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Fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad.
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The disease is worse than the cure
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Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena.
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Better late / later than never.
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Piensa el ladron que todos son de condicion.
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Evildoers always think the worst of others.
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Quien quiera saber, que compre un viejo.
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If you wish good advice, consult an old man.
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No hay mal (ni bien) que cien anos dure / dure cien anos
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Nothing goes on for ever.
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Con paciencia y con mana, un elefante se comio una arana.
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With patient the spider eats an elephant
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La distancia es el olvido.
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Long absent, soon forgotten.
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En el termino medio esta la virtud.
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More than enough is too much.
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El que no trabaje, que no coma.
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No bees, no honey; no work, no money.
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Si con desear bastara ...
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If wishes were horses (, then beggars would ride).
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A beber y a tragar, que el mundo se va a acabar.
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Eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die).
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Lejos de ojos, lejos del corazon.
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Long absent, soon forgotten.
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Peor es nada.
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Half a loaf is better than no bread.
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A quien no le sobra pan, no crie can.
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Never spend your money before you have it.
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No hay árbol que el viento no haya sacudido.
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There is no tree that the wind has not shaken.
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En los nidos de antano, no hay pajaros hogano.
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Things have changed.
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Tanto tienes, tanto vales; nada tienes, nada vales.
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You are what you own.
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El muerto al hoyo y le vivo al bollo.
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Dead men have no friends.
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Lo mejor es ser franco.
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Honesty is the best policy.
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La primavera la sangre altera.
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Spring is in the air.
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Ojos que no ven, corazon que no llora / siente.
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Long absent, soon forgotten.
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Murmurador a la oreja, antes place que molesta.
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Where there's whispering, there's lying.
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Al vivo la hogaza y al muerto, la mortaja.
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We must live by the living, not by the dead.
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La salud es la mayor riqueza.
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Health is better than wealth.
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La vida es un gorro; unos se lo ponen, otros se lo quitan
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Life is a cap; some put it, others take off it
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Donde hay patron, no manda marinero.
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What the boss says goes.
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Quien mal anda, mal acaba.
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If you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end.
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Amor no respeta ley, ni obedece a rey.
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Love laughs at locksmiths.
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El que algo quiere, algo le cuesta.
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He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
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El mundo es un panuelo.
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(It's a) Small world!
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El pecado se paga con la muerte.
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The wages of sin is death.
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La mejor felicidad es la conformidad.
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Bear and forbear.
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Mala hierba nunca muere.
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The devil looks after himself / his own.
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No hay mas de temer que una mujer despechada.
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Hell has / hath no fury like a woman scorned.
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A todos les llega su momento de gloria.
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Every dog has its day.
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Merced recibida, libertad vendida.
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Who receives a gift, sells his liberty.
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Al desdichado hace consuelo tener compania en su suerte y duelo.
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Two in distress makes sorrow less.
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Cumpla yo y tiren ellos.
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Do what is right, come what may.
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El corazón en paz ve una fiesta en todas las aldeas.
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The heart at peace sees a celebration in all the villages.
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El errar es humano, (el) perdonar, divino.
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To err is human, to forgive divine.
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Obra de comun, obra de ningun.
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Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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Mas se perdio en Cuba.
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It's not the end of the world.
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El verdadero hogar es donde uno tiene a los suyos.
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Home is where the heart is.
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Tetas de mujer tienen mucho poder.
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Beauty draws more than oxen.
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Si quieres miel no des puntapiés sobre la colmena.
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If you want honey step on the beehive
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Con su pan se lo coma.
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It's his / her own lookout / tough luck.
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Cada uno sabe (a) donde le aprieta el zapato.
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Each person knows where problems lie.
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Desgracia compartida, menos sentida.
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Two in distress makes sorrow less.
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Nunca llueve a gusto de todos.
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One man's meat is another man's poison / another's poison.
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Cortesia de boca gana mucho a poca costa / mucho consigue y nada cuesta..
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A soft answer turneth away wrath.
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Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.
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All mouth and no trousers.
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Ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos.
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In for a penny, in for a pound.
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Rinen a menudo los amantes, por el gusto de hacer las paces.
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Lovers quarrels are soon mended.
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A falta de pan, buenas son (las) tortas / las tortas son buenas.
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We'll just have to make do.
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Lo mismo Chana que Sebas-tiana.
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(It's) Six of one (and half a dozen of the other).
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Si, quitate de en medio.
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If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
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Quien roba una vez roba diez.
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Once a thief, always / ever a thief.
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Gusta lo ajeno, mas por ajeno que por bueno.
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The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence.
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A rey muerto, rey puesto.
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As soon as one goes out the window, another comes in the door.
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Quien hace la ley hace la trampa.
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Every law has a / its loophole.
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Por el hilo se saca el ovillo.
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It's just a question of putting two and two together.
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Tenga yo salud, y dineros quien los quisiere.
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Health is better than wealth.
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La posesion es lo que cuenta.
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Possession is nine parts / points / tenths of the law.
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Algo es algo; menos es nada.
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Half a loaf is better than no bread.
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Mas vale la salud que el dinero / la riqueza.
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Health is better than wealth.
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No solo de pan vive el hombre.
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Man cannot live by bread alone.
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La risa es el mejor remedio.
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Laughter is the best medicine.
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Abundancia y soberbia andan en pareja.
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Plenty breed pride.
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Mas vale dar que recibir.
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It's more blessed to give than to receive.
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Hay de todo en la vina del Senor.
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Live and let live.
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El sabio puede sentarse en un hormiguero, pero sólo el necio se queda sentado en él.
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The wise person can seat in an anthill, but only the fool remains seated.
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Nada mejor que un ladron para atrapar a otro ladron.
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Set a thief to catch a thief.
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Las palabras se las lleva el viento.
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Actions speak louder than words / voice.
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No hay mas cera que la que arde.
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What you see is what you get.
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Donde hay hambre, no hay pan duro.
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Any port in a storm.
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Ladron que roba a otro ladron tiene cien anos de perdon.
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It's no crime to steal from a thief.
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Las cuentas claras hacen los buenos amigos.
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Let's get things clear.
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Hierba mala nunca muere.
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The devil looks after himself / his own.
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No dejes camino por vereda / camino viejo por camino nuevo.
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A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect.
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Lo que pienses en comprar, no lo has de alabar.
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He that blames would buy.
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Espaldas vueltas, memorias muertas.
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Long absent, soon forgotten.
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Sobre gustos, no hay nada escrito .
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There's no accounting for taste
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El mayor aborrecimiento, en el amor tiene su cimiento.
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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.
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Lo que es moda no incomoda.
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You have to suffer in the name of fashion / to be fashionable.
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Santa Rita, Santa Rita, lo que se da ya no se quita.
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Give a thing and take a thing, to wear the devil's gold ring.
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El remedio puede ser peor que la enfermedad.
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Sometimes the remedy is worse than the disease.
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Que cada palo aguante su vela.
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Each of us must face our own responsibilities.
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Comer hasta enfermar y ayunar hasta sanar.
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He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.
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La escalera ha de barrerse empezando por arriba.
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You have to sweep the stairs from above
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A quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro.
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Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.
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Entre ruin ganado poco hay que escoger.
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Small choice in rotten apples.
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Al que no quiera(e) caldo / taza, (se le dan) taza y media / dos / tres / siete tazas.
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It never rains, but it pours.
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Amigo y vino, el mas antiguo.
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Old friends and old wine and old gold are best.
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Quien a los suyos se parece en nada los desmerece / honra merece.
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Like breeds like.
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Lo que se mama de nino dura toda la vida.
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The child is the father of the man.
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A donde el corazon se inclina, el pie camina.
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Home is where the heart is.
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Piensa mal y acertaras, (aunque alguna vez te equivocaras).
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If you think the worst, you won't be far wrong.
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El que la sigue la consigue.
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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
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A mas honor, mas dolor.
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The more danger, the more honor.
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El ladron que roba a otro ladron tiene cien años de perdon.
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It's no crime to steal from a thief.
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Siempre llueve sobre mojado.
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When it rains, it pours.
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La suerte esta echada.
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The die is cast.
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En el amor y la guerra, todo hueco es trinchera.
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Any port in a storm.
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Quien canta sus males espanta.
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Problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful.
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Lo poco agrada y lo mucho enfada.
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A constant guest is never welcome.
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Ensuciandose las manos, se puede hacer uno rico.
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Where there's muck, there's brass / money.
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Tomar las cosas a pechos, da fin a los hechos.
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Anger and hate hinder good counsel.
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Paga lo que debes, sanaras del mal que tienes.
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Out of debt, out of danger.
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Si te he visto / vi / vide, (ya) no me acuerdo.
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Long absent, soon forgotten.
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El que se pone de puntillas no puede sostenerse derecho.
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He who walks on tipotes can’t stay upright
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Vida sin amigos, muerte sin testigos.
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Friendless in life, friendless in death.
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Cuanto menos se diga, mejor / menos hay que rectificar.
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Least said, soonest mended.
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Quien comenta, inventa.
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Where there's gossiping, there's lying.
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Como (que) dos y dos son cuatro.
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As sure as eggs is eggs / (God made) little green apples / night follows day / the day is long.
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Comiendo entra la gana.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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En casa de carpintero, puerta de cuero.
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In the carpenters' shaiouse, a door of leather.
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Cuando menos piensa el galgo, salta la liebre.
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Things often happen when you least expect them to.
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Las cosas no se arreglan con palabras elocuentes.
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Fine words butter no parsnips.
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El que nace para mulo del cielo le cae el arnes / policia del cielo le cae el bolillo.
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He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.
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No se sabe si algo es bueno hasta que se lo pone a prueba.
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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
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Quien paga elige.
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He who pays the piper calls the tune.
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Entre bueyes no hay cornadas.
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There's honor among thieves.
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Quien a uno castiga a ciento hostiga.
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He that chastens one chastens twenty.
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Hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento.
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All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
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En las malas se conocen a los amigos.
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A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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A palabras necias, oidos sordos.
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Take no notice of the stupid things people say.
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De un castigo, cien escarmentados.
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He that chastens one chastens twenty.
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Amor con amor se paga; y lo demas con dinero.
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Love does much, money does everything.
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El viejo que se cura, cien anos dura.
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A creaking door hangs longest.
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El mejor halago es que lo imiten a uno.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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Palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas.
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You can't win them all.
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La ausencia es al amor lo que al fuego el aire: que apaga el pequeño y aviva el grande.
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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No se hizo la miel para la boca del asno.
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You're casting pearls before swine.
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Quien teme la muerte no goza la vida.
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Cowards die many times.
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La ira es locura, el tiempo que dura.
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Anger is a short madeness.
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El necio es atrevido y el sabio comedido.
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Fools rush / walk in where angels fear to tread.
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De casi no se muere nadie.
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A miss is as good as a mile.
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Donde menos piensa el galgo, salta la liebre.
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Things often happen when you least expect them to.
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El que hace la paga.
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You've made bed, (and) now you'll have to / you must lie in it.
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Tanto monta, monta tanto, (Isabel como Fernando).
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It makes no difference.
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Todos los hombres son sabios; unos antes, los otros, después.
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All the men are wise; before, the others, later.
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Quien por su gusto padece, (que) vaya al infierno a quejarse.
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You must face the consequences of your actions.
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Excusa no pedida, la culpa manifiesta.
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He who excuses himself accuses himself.
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Amar es tiempo perdido, si no se es correspondido.
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Love is lost ground if unrequited
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Lo que se pierde en una casa se gana en otra.
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It's a question of swings and roundabouts.
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No se puede trabajar sin materia prima.
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You can't make bricks without straw.
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El saber no ocupa lugar.
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One can never know too much.
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A quien Dios ama, le llama.
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Whom the gods love die young.
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El que nada duda, nada sabe.
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The one that nothing doubts, nothing knows.
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