Portuguese proverbs

Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure.

God give you luck, my son, for little wit must serve your turn.

He is no friend that eats his own by himself, and mine with me.

If you would be in good repute, let not the sun find you in bed.

One good word puts out the flames better than a bucket of water.

One grain does not full the granary, but it helps its companion.

An hour of play discovers more than a year of conversation does.

Better is a leap over the ditch than the entreaties of good men.

Soft water constantly striking the hard stone, wears it at last.

Let every man mind his own business, and leave others to theirs.

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