Proverbs He That Hath Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs
German Proverb
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O barato sai caro.
The cheapest things are the most expensive ones.
O crime n�o compensa.
Crime doesn't pay.
O gato mordeu sua l�ngua?
Has any cat bitten your tongue?
O h�bito faz o monge.
Habits make monks.
O olho do dono engorda o porco.
The owner�s eyes fatten the swine.
O pior cego � aquele que n�o quer ver.
The worst blind is the one who doesn't want to see.
O que os olhos n�o v�em, o cora��o n�o sente.
What the eyes can�t see, the heart can�t feel.
O sol nasceu para todos.
The sun rises for everybody.
Papagaio velho n�o aprende a falar.
An old parrot can�t learn to talk.
Para quem sabe ler, um pingo � letra.
For those who know how to read, a dot may be a letter.
Pau que nasce torto, morre torto.
A bent stick will never be straight.
Pelos frutos se conhece a �rvore.
By its fruits one knows the tree.
Pimenta nos olhos dos outros � refresco.
Pepper in someone else's eyes is refreshing.
Pra comer e co�ar � s� come�ar.
To eat and itch, all you have to do is begin.
Here we go... Proverbs with Q!
Quanto mais se tem, mais se quer.
The more one has, the more he wants.
Quem avisa amigo �.
He who warns is a true friend.
Quem cala, consente.
Who keeps quiet, agrees.
Quem canta seus males espanta.
Who sings throws sadness away.
Quem casa quer casa.
When you get married, you need a house.
Quem com ferro fere, com ferro ser� ferido.
With iron you hurt, with iron you�ll be hurt.
Quem come a carne, r�i o osso.
Who eats the meat, faces the bones.
Quem conta um conto, aumenta um ponto.
Who tells a tale, tells his own version.
Quem d� aos pobres empresta a Deus.
Giving to poor you�re lending to God.
Quem desdenha quer comprar.
When one disdains, he wants to buy.
Quem � vivo sempre apare�e...
Who is alive, always drop in�
Quem espera sempre alcan�a.
The one who waits, reach.
Quem faz um cesto, faz um cento.
He who makes a basket, makes a hundred of them.
Quem n�o arrisca, n�o petisca.
Nothing venture, nothing gain.
Quem n�o chora n�o mama.
If you don�t cry, you won�t suckle.
Quem n�o deve n�o teme.
If you�re guilt, don�t be afraid.
Quem quer, faz. Quem n�o quer, manda.
If you want it done, do it yourself. Otherwise, ask someone else to.
Quem sabe, sabe. Quem n�o sabe, bate palmas.
He who knows, knows. He who doesn't know, claps his hands.
Quem se mistura com porco come farelo.
He who plays with pigs, will eat with them.
Quem t� na chuva � pra se molhar.
Who is in the rain, wants to be wet.
Quem tem boca vai a roma.
He who has a mouth, goes to Rome.
Quem tem telhado de vidro, n�o jogue pedra no do vizinho.
One whose roof is made of glass shouldn�t shoot stones his neighbor�s.
Quem tudo quer, nada tem.
He who desires everything, gets nothing.
Quem viver, ver�.
He who lives, shall see.
Querer � poder.
Wish is power.
And last but not least... Proverbs from R to U!
Roupa suja se lava em casa.
Dirty clothes are washed at home.
Saber � poder.
Knowledge is power.
Santo de casa n�o faz milagre.
Home saints can�t make miracles.
Se casamento fosse bom, n�o precisava de testemunhas.
If marriage were a good thing, there would be no witnesses.
Se conselho fosse bom, n�o se dava, se vendia.
If a counsel were a good thing, it wouldn�t be given, but sold.
Se Maom� n�o vai � montanha, a montanha vai a Maom�.
If Mohammad won�t go to the mountain, it will come to him.
Se n�o pode com eles, junte-se a eles.
If you can't beat them, join them.
T� com pressa? Vai andando.
Are you in a hurry? Keep walking.
Tal pai, tal filho.
Like father, like son.
Um homem prevenido vale por dois.
A prevented man is worth two.
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