Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese, page 37

914 proverbs and old sayings portuguese

Not much is achieved where everyone gives the orders.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

He who stores, albeit being hungry, the rat will eat.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about stores, being

Give orders, and do no more, and nothing will be done.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about nothing

From several possible events, the less worse happened.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about events

Better be wrong with the many than right with the few.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about bad, rightness

Shut your door, and you will make your neighbour good.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about good, good luck

He that would keep his eye sound must tie up his hand.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

If you give orders and leave, the work won't get done.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about work

Death makes us equal in the grave but not in eternity.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about eternity, death

Tell her she is handsome, and you will turn her brain.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about brain

Those who are born to pennies never make it to pounds.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Beware of a bad woman, and put no trust in a good one.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about woman, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

He who would catch fish must not mind wetting himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about mind

Children: one is one, two is fun, three is a houseful.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about children

What the fool does at last the wise man does at first.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about man

A loss not missed by your neighbor is not a real loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about real estate

Where you tell your secret you surrender your freedom.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about secret

If a poor man gives to you, he expects more in return.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about man

Of two cowards, the one who attacks conquers the other.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

In a quarrel between a husband and his wife, keep away.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about husband, wife