Dominican Proverbs

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Appearance can be deceiving. A wolf can disguise himself as a sheep.

A good surgeon must have a hawk’s eye, a lion’s heart and a woman’s hand.

The way of this world is to praise dead saints and persecute living ones.

It is a fine thing to command, though it be only a herd of cattle.

One nail raises another nail.

By trying is how you will know.

Don’t be like the shadow: a constant companion, yet not a comrade.

Never say from that water I will never drink.

Until the nail is hit, it doesn’t believe in the hammer.

The rain that is going to fall doesn’t wet you.

If fate throws a knife at you, there are two ways of catching it: by the blade or by the handle.