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The bread eaten, the company departs.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The bread never falls but on its buttered side.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The dead and the absent have no friends.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The dog that kills wolves, is killed by wolves.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The full-fed sheep is frightened at its own tail.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The gardener's dog neither eats greens not lets any one else eat
them.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The greyhound that starts many hares kills none.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The hole invites the thief.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The lucky man has a daughter for his first-born.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The mare's kick does not harm the colt.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The mother-in-law does not remember that she was once a
daughter-in-law.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The pitcher that goes often to the well leaves either its handle
or its spout there.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The sword and the ring according to the hand that bears them.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The thief thinks that all are like himself.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The wolf eats of what is counted.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The wolf loses his teeth, but not his inclination.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The wolf never wants a pretext against the lamb.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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The wrath of brothers is the wrath of devils.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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They are rich who have friends.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Throw that bone to another dog.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Throwing your cap at a bird is not the way to catch it.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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To lather an ass's head is only wasting soap.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Walls sink and dunghills rise.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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What the fool does at last the wise man does at first.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Whilst the tall maid is stooping, the little one sweeps the
house.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Whilst we drink, prank ourselves, with wenches daily,
Old age upon's at unawares doth sally.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Whither goest thou, Misfortune? To where there is more.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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Wipe the nose of your neighbour's son, and marry him to your
daughter.
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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