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Dicho: On a long journey, even a straw weighs heavy.

 

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Old August 25, 2007, 01:38 AM
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Dicho: On a long journey, even a straw weighs heavy.

I ran across a Spanish proverb in English that goes like this.

On a long journey, even a straw weighs heavy.

It said it is a Spanish proverb. Can anyone tell me what the original version of this is in Spanish?

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“En largo camino una paja pesa” (En un largo camino, hasta una paja pesa)
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Many thanks Sosia, I needed that for a blog post I was writing.
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