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Proverbs
He That Hath Ears to Hear,
Let Him Hear




A country can be judged
by the quality of its proverbs
German Proverb



Ready? Let's Keep Moving with Proverbs from O to P...

  • 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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