Portuguese proverbs

If the deceased is no good, one shouldn't waste good candles on him.

Would you have me serve you, good king, give me the means of living.

Beware of a man that does not talk, and of a dog that does not bark.

She is well married who has neither mother-in-law nor sister-in-law.

Tell your friend your secret, and he will set his foot on your neck.

Make the night night, and the day day, and you will live pleasantly.

An empty purse, and a finished house, make a man wise, but too late.

Better to have friends in the marketplace than money in your coffers.

People throw stones at the almond tree only because it bears almonds!

Portuguese proverbs, translated by Dan Costinaș
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Conceal not your secret from your friend, or you deserve to lose him.

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