Portuguese, Spanish Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
79 Portuguese, Spanish Proverbs
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“A capon eight months old is fit for a king's table.”
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“A fair-weather friend changes with the wind.”
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“A long tongue betokens a short hand.”
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“A looker on sees more of the game than a player.”
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“A sharp tooth for hard bread.”
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“All are not soldiers who go to the wars.”
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“Another's bread costs dear.”
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“Better have a bad ass than be your own ass.”
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“Between smith and smith no money passes.”
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“Between the hand and the mouth the soup is lost.”
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“Beware of a bad woman, and put no trust in a good one.”
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“Bleed him, purge him, and if he dies, bury him.”
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“Blessed are the dead that the rain rains on.”
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“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be
disappointed.”
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“Cheat me in the price and not in the goods.”
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“Every cask smells of the wine it contains.”
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“Every cloud has a silver lining.”
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“Every hair casts its shadow.”
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“Every one stretches his legs according to the length of his
coverlet.”
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“Every pedlar praises his own needles.”
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“God give you luck, my son, for little wit must serve your turn.”
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“Good news is rumoured and bad news flies.”
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“Grain by grain the hen fills her crop.”
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“Grasp all, lose all.”
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“Grasp no more than thy hand will hold.”
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