1032 Portuguese Proverbs / Page 25
481. In a closed mouth the flies can't come in.
482. In a dangerous river, the alligators swim backstroke.
483. In a piranha infested river, monkeys drink water using a straw.
484. In a quarrel between a husband and his wife, keep away.
485. In adversity is when friendship is proven.
486. In April, tons of water.
487. In at one ear and out at the other.
488. In blacksmith's house, wood skewer.
489. In default of bread, meal cakes are good.
490. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a king.
491. In the long run, the greyhound kills the hare.
492. In war, hunting, and love, for one pleasure a hundred pains.
493. Iron kills iron dies.
494. Iron that is not used soon rusts.
495. It befits the king to be liberal, for he is sure of never falling into poverty.
496. It dawns none the sooner for all one's early rising.
497. It fares ill with the house when the distaff commands the sword.
498. It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
499. It is approved alchemy to have an income and spend nothing.
500. It is bad to have a servant, but worse to have a master.