2246 Spanish Proverbs / Page 167
- 1661. The higher the rise the greater the fall.
 - 1662. The highest branch is not the safest roost.
- 1663. The hole invites the thief.
- 1664. The honest man enjoys the theft.
- 1665. The horse may wish to do one thing, but he who saddles him another.
- 1666. The horse thinks one thing, and his rider another.
- 1667. The horseshoe that clatters wants a nail.
- 1668. The hunchback does not see his own hump, but sees his companion's.
- 1669. The Jew ruins himself with passovers, the Moor with wedding feasts, and the Christian with lawsuits.
- 1670. The judge's son goes into the courtroom without fear.
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