Portuguese Proverbs

Portuguese proverbs draw on Atlantic winds and the Age of Discoveries. They mix saudade, faith, and practical wit, praising courage at sea, thrift, and quiet endurance in daily life.

When the alms is too large, even a saint will be suspicious. (Portuguese Proverb)
Where there is smoke there is fire. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A fly doesn't enter in a closed mouth. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
You can't make horn of a pig's tail. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Revenge is a dish served cold. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
The grass is always greener on your neighbor's yard. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Not everything that shines is gold. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
It is better to be alone than to be in bad company. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
It's best to prevent than to have to remedy. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
God helps them that help themselves. (Portuguese Proverb)
Better late than never. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A bird in the hand has more worth than two flying. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Old habits die hard. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
it is nothing - they are only thrashing my husband. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A bad knife cuts one's finger instead of the stick. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Will he nill he, the ass must go the fair. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Wind and fortune are not lasting. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Woman, wind, and luck soon change. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Women and glasses are always in danger. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Women are always better the following year. (Portuguese Proverb)
A pig on credit makes a good winter and a bad spring. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A rash man, a skin of good wine, and a glass vessel, do not last long. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A rich widow weeps in one eye and laughs with the other. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Where there is little bread, cut first. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
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