Portuguese Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
595 Portuguese Proverbs
A small spark makes a great fire.
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A small tear relieves a great sorrow.
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A stout heart breaks ill fortune.
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A well-formed figure needs no cloak.
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A woman and a hen are soon lost through gadding.
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A word and a blow.
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A word and a stone once let go cannot be recalled.
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A word from the mouth, a stone from the hand.
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Alas for the son whose father went to heaven.
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All bite the bitten dog.
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All the wool is hair, more or less.
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All the world loves a lover.
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All the world will beat the man whom fortune buffets.
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An angry man heeds no counsel.
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An empty purse and a new house make a man wise, but too late.
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An empty purse frights away friends.
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An empty purse, and a finished house, make a man wise, but too
late.
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An estate inherited is the less valued.
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An honest man's word is as good as the king's.
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An hour of play discovers more than a year of conversation.
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An innocent heart suspects no guile.
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter.
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An open box tempts an honest man.
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An open countenance often conceals close thoughts.
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Another man's trade costs money.
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