Portuguese proverbs

Lay your hand on your bosom and you will not speak ill of another.

Send a man of sense on the embassy, and you need not instruct him.

Whilst the tall maid is stooping, the little one sweeps the house.

A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel.

Better have friends in the market-place than money in your coffer.

The ass embraced the thistle, and they found themselves relations.

Tell your friends a lie; if he keeps it secret tell him the truth.

The person who is well prepared has already won half of the battle.

Every one sings as he has the gift, and marries as he has the luck.

A girl, a vineyard, an orchard, and a bean-field, are hard to watch.

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