1032 Portuguese Proverbs / Page 2
21. A donkey's cries don't reach heaven.
22. A drunk's ass has no master.
23. A dull ass near home trots without the stick.
24. A fair-weather friend changes with the wind.
25. A fast horse does not want the spur.
26. A fault confessed is half forgiven.
27. A fault confessed is half redressed.
28. A finger's length in a sword, and a palm in a lance, are a great advantage.
29. A fly doesn't enter in a closed mouth.
30. A friend is to be taken with his faults.
31. A friend's fault should be known but not abhorred.
32. A full man is no eater.
33. A girl, a vineyard and a beanfield are difficult to guard.
34. A girl, a vineyard, an orchard, and a bean-field, are hard to watch.
35. A good cock was never fat.
36. A good thing is known when it is lost.
37. A good thing is soon caught up.
38. A good word quenches more than a cauldron of water.
39. A good year is determined by its spring.
40. A goose cannot graze after him.