Portuguese Proverb Sayings

 Portuguese Proverbs

Where you tell your secret you surrender your freedom.

If marriage were a good thing, it wouldn't need witnesses.

Good news is rumoured and bad news flies.

Let every man mind his own business, and leave others to theirs.

Tell your friend your secret, and he will set his foot on your neck.

Not much can be done when everyone is giving orders.

Money is not gained by losing time.

Promising is not giving, but serves to content fools.

In a quarrel between a husband and his wife, keep away.

Woman, wind, and luck soon change.

Trust not a new friend or an old enemy.

Change yourself, and your luck will change.

It is well to know how to be silent till it is time to speak.

If you want good advice, consult an old man.

The lucky man has a daughter for his first born.

The man of sense does not hang up his knowledge.

No woman is ugly if she is well dressed.

If you have a friend who is a doctor, then send him to your enemy's house.

Give orders, and do it yourself, and you will be rid of anxiety.

Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today.