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

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O ventre em jejum naõ ouve a nenhum. A hungry belly hears nobody.

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Paga o justo pelo peccador. The righteous pays for the sinner.

Paga o que deves, sararàs do mal que tens. Pay what you owe, you will get well of your malady.

Pagar na mesma moeda. To pay one in his own coin.

Palavra fóra da boca, pedra fóra da maõ. A word from the mouth, a stone from the hand. (A word and a blow.)

Palavras de santo, e cenhas de gato. Saint’s words, cat’s claws.

Palavras naõ enchem barriga. Words don’t fill the belly.

Panella que muito ferve, o sabor perde. The pot that boils too much loses its flavour.