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Portugese Proverb Quotes
No.Quotation Subject
1   Give a grateful man more than he asks. Giving
2   An old man in love is like a flower in winter. Love
3   A cavalo dado não se olha o dente. Translation: One doesn't examine the teeth of a gift horse. (Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.) Don't be too choosy when something good comes to you without effort. By looking at a horse's teeth one can find out the
4   A grama é sempre mais verde do lado do vizinho. (Brazil) Translation: The grass is always greener on the neighbor's side (of the fence). (The grass is always greener on the other side). Portuguese version: A galinha da minha vizinha é melhor do que a minh
5   A necessidade é a mãe da invenção. Equivalence: Necessity is the mother of all invention.
6   Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura. Translation: Soft water on hard rock, beats so much that it perforates it. A praise to perseverance.
7   Ajoelhou, tem que rezar. (Brazil) Translation: If kneeled, then you've gotta pray. Said to someone who agrees to do something, and later wants to give it up.
8   Ama o teu próximo como a ti mesmo. Equivalence: Do unto others as you would have done to you. The Golden Rule, from the Gospel of Matthew.
9   Antes prevenir do que remediar. Translation: It's best to prevent than to have to remedy (or fix). Equivalence: Better safe then sorry., An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
10   Antes só que mal acompanhado. Translation: Rather alone than in bad company.
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