Catalan Proverbs

Catalan Proverbs distill *seny*—practical wisdom—shaped by a Mediterranean land of merchants and medieval seafaring. They prize wit, thrift, hard work, and community, echoing a language long defended and revived.

God forgives the sin of gluttony. (Catalan Proverb)
It's better that it should make you sick than that you don't eat it at all. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
There is always lots of time to die and to pay. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
Who is tender in everything is a fool in everything. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
A mother-in-law may be good, but she is better when mother earth covers her up. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
He who waits for another's platter has a cold meal. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
A peasant between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
The musician who is paid in advance does not play so well. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
In times of famine no bread is stale. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
At a wedding a bride eats the least. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
Love does much, money does all. (Catalan Proverb)
Secret fire is discovered by its smoke. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
The best word is the unspoken word. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
Where the girls are there are no spider's webs. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
He who hunts after bargains will scratch his head. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
Women and cats in the house, men and dogs in the street. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
Talking of an old debt always starts another quarrel. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
A whore in spring, a nun in autumn. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
A mother-in-law made of sugar, still tastes bitter. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
If all else fails, sleep with your mother. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
Dancing at the carnival, baptizing on all saints day. (Catalan Proverb)
Show me your wife and I will tell you what kind of a husband she has. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
He who maligns you in your absence is afraid of your presence. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
To go in one ear and out the other. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
The remedy is worse than the disease. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
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