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

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Nem tanto puxar, que se quebre a corda. Don’t pull hard enough to break the rope.

Nem taõ formosa que mate, nem taõ fea, que espante. Neither handsome enough to kill nor ugly enough to frighten away.

Nem todos os que vaõ à guerra, saõ soldados. All are not soldiers who go to the wars.

Nem tudo o que he verdade, se diz. Not all that is true is to be spoken.

Nem tudo o que luz he ouro. All is not gold that glitters.

Ninguem he bom juiz em causa propria. No one is a good judge in his own cause.

Ninguem se contenta com sua sórte. No one is content with his lot.

Ninguem se metta no que naõ sabe. Meddle not in what you don’t understand.

Ninguem sempre acerta. No one is always right.