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Aquí está la traducción y el significado.

Refrán de ayer

Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta. (Refrán popular)

Translation

He who puts his arms around much squeezes little.

Interpretation

The person who tries to do too much isn't able to do any one thing well.

Muy interesante!

Memo

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Refrán de ayer

A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda. (Refrán popular)

Translation

The one who gets up early, God helps him.

Interpretations

The early bird gets the worm. God helps those who help themselves.

Refrán de hoy

En boca cerrada no entran moscas. (Refrán popular

In a closed mouth no flies may enter.

Esto significa quizá You can't get in trouble if you keep your mouth shut.

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Memo

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How about this one, very popular too..

Seeming its my first post i think its alos quite fitting..

camaron que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente.

Translation .. literally .. the shrimp that sleeps gets carried away by the current(tide).

meaning.. he who hessitates looses!

HAHA.

saludos

Gareth.

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Gareth,

Thanks for that one.

Refrán de ayer

En boca cerrada no entran moscas. (Refrán popular)

Translation

Flies don't enter a closed mouth.

One interpretation

Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut.

Cita de hoy

Todo hombre es como la luna: con una cara oscura que a nadie enseña. (Mark Twain)

¿Qué significa?

Memo

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Gareth,

Thanks for that one.

Refrán de ayer

En boca cerrada no entran moscas. (Refrán popular)

Translation

Flies don't enter a closed mouth.

One interpretation

Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut.

Cita de hoy

Todo hombre es como la luna: con una cara oscura que a nadie enseña. (Mark Twain)

¿Qué significa?

Memo

Means something like everybody has a dark side, something to hide or a secret nobody knows. Also means everybody has another way to be.

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