Proverbs from Miguel De Cervantes in Don Quijote

Proverbs used in English from Miguel de Cervantes in Don Quijote

Where one door closes, another opens. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. I have other fish to fry. Familiarity breeds contempt. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Too much of a good thing. Everything comes out in the wash. Forewarned, forearmed: to be prepared is half the victory. Silence is golden. He who hesitates is lost. Thanks for nothing. The sky’s the limit. Give the devil his due. Think before you speak. I begin to smell a rat. Tomorrow’s a new day. Turn over a new leaf. Honesty’s the best policy. Mum’s the word. Every man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The pot calls the kettle black. Make hay while the sun shines. As ill-luck would have it. Plain as the nose on a man’s face. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. If worse comes to worst. Every man for himself. Derived from Don Quijote Cry my eyes out. There’ll be the Devil to pay. English saying: Look before you leap. Tilting at windmills = to go after The proof of the pudding is in the eating, imaginary opponents or impossibly Building castles in the air. idealistic goals Live and learn. Mad as a March hare. English word: Through thick and thin. quixotic = idealistic, visionary, There is no love lost between us. impractical All that glitters is not gold. But all in good time. Matters will go swimmingly. Let every man mind his own business. Within a stone’s throw. Frightened out of my wits.