1. No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír.   You cannot make bricks without straw.   There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.   The pen is mightier than the sword.   There is no smoke without fire.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. A quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro.   Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.   When one door shuts another opens.   Time is a great healer.   There is no smoke without fire.   Half-n-half Clue   3. Donde hay humo, hay calor.   You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.   When in Rome do as the Romans do.   Walls have ears.   There is no smoke without fire.   Half-n-half Clue