Quotations by Tradizione portoghese

Ainda que a garça voe alta, o falcaõ a mata.

Though the heron flies high the falcon kills it.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Qual mais, qual menos, toda a lã he pelos.

All the wool is hair, more or less.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Obra começada, meia acabada.

Well begun is half done.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

A teu amigo dize-lhe mentira, se te guarda puridade, dize-lhe verdade.

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

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Por falta de homens fizeraõ a meu pai juiz.

For lack of men they made my father a justice.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Asno, que tem fome, cardos come.

The ass that is hungry eats thistles.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

O melhor penso do cavallo, he o olho de seu amo.

The horse’s best allowance is his master’s eye.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

A besta que muito anda, nunca falta quem tanja.

The beast that goes well never wants a rider to try its paces.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

A muita cera queima a igreja.

Too much wax burns the church.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Como me tangerem, assim bailarei.

As they pipe to me, I will dance.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Ensaboar a cabeça do asno, perda do sabão.

To lather an ass’s head is a waste of soap.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Lobo faminto naõ tem assento.

A hungry wolf is not at rest.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Nem taõ formosa que mate, nem taõ fea, que espante.

Neither handsome enough to kill nor ugly enough to frighten away.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Nunca de má arvore bom fruto.

Good fruit never comes from a bad tree.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Rato, que naõ sabe mais que hum buraco, asinha he tomado.

The rat that knows but one hole is soon caught.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Homem de palha val mais, que mulher de ouro.

A man of straw is better than a woman of gold.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Cada qual por si, e Deos por todos.

Every one for himself, and God for us all.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Naõ fies, nem porfies, nem arrendes, viviras entre as gentes.

Neither trust or contend, nor lay wagers or lend, and you’ll have peace to your end.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Antes que cases, vê o que fazes, porque naõ he nó que desates.

Before you marry reflect, for it is a knot you cannot untie.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Mais apaga boa palavra, que caldeira de agua.

A good word quenches more than a cauldron of water.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Aquelle he teu amigo, que te tira do arroido.

He is your friend who gets you out of a scrape.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Em quanto a grande se abaixa, a pequena varre a casa.

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

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Emprestaste, e naõ cobraste; e se cobraste, naõ tanto; e se tanto, naõ tal; e se tal, inimigo mortal.

You have lent and not recovered; and if recovered, not so much; and if so much, not such; and if such, a mortal enemy.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Agoa salobra na terra secca he doce.

Brackish water is sweet in a drought.

Tradizione portoghese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857