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

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Pouco fel damna muito mel. A little gall spoils much honey.

Preguiça, chave de pobreza. Sloth is the key of poverty.

Primeiro que cases, vé o que fazes. Before you marry consider what you do.

Principio querem as cousas. Everything must have a beginning.

Prometter naõ he dar, mas a nescios contentar. Promising is not giving, but serves to content fools.

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Qual mais, qual menos, toda a lã he pelos. All the wool is hair, more or less.

Qual o pai, tal o filho. Like father, like son.

Qual o Rei, tal a lei; qual a lei, tal a grei. Like king, like law; like law, like people.

Quando em casa naõ está o gato, estende-se o rato. When the cat’s away the mice will play.