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Popular spanish sayings III

Literal translation: “The one that embraces a lot, can’t keep it together”. Meaning: don’t bite off more than you can chew.

Literal translation: “A bird in hand is worth more than a hundred flying around”. Meaning: it’s better to hold onto what you have, rather than to risk losing it by trying to attain something better.

Más vale pájaro en mano, que cien volado.

Literal translation: “Curiosity killed the cat”. Meaning: being nosy will often cause you more problems than anything else.

Literal translation: “In a warned war no soldier dies”. Meaning: a way to say “I told you so” or “you’ve been warned, be careful”.

Literal translation: “There is no evil that lasts 100 years”. Meaning: no matter how bad a situation is, it will not last forever.