Whilst the nurse suckles, we love her; when she is of no further use, she is forgotten.

Tradizione spagnola · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Entre tanto que cria, amamos el ama; pasado el provecho, luego olvidada.

Whilst the nurse suckles, we love her; when she is of no further use, she is forgotten.

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Tradizione spagnola · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

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