A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs / Comprising French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish, with English Translations and a General Index

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Honra ao bom, para que te honre, e ao máo, para que te naõ deshonre. Honour a good man that he may honour you, and a bad man that he may not dishonour you.

Honra e proveito naõ cabem em hum sacco. Honour and profit will not keep in one sack.

Hospeda formosa damno faz á bolsa. A handsome hostess is bad for the purse.

Huma desgraça alcança outra. One misfortune brings on another.

Hum aggravo consentido, outro vindo. One wrong submitted to, another follows.

Huma maõ lava a outra, e ambas o rosto. One hand washes the other, and both the face.

Hum doudo fará cento. One fool makes a hundred.

Hum graõ naõ enche o celleiro, mas ajuda a seu companheiro. One grain does not fill the granary, but it helps its companion.

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