1032 Portuguese Proverbs / Page 39
761.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.762.
The bird hunting a locust is unaware of the hawk hunting him.763.
The blind man has picked up a coin.764.
The blunders of physicians are covered by the earth.765.
The bread eaten, the company departs.766.
The bread never falls but on its buttered side.767.
The cat bit your tongue.768.
The cat is a good friend, only she scratches.769.
The cat well knows whose beard she licks.770.
The cheap things prove to be expensive at the end.771.
The chicken that stays in the farmyard, will peck the crumbs.772.
The dead and the absent have no friends.773.
The dead open the eyes of the living.774.
The devil is not so ugly as he is painted.775.
The dog that barks much is never good for hunting.776.
The dog that barks much, bites little.777.
The dog that kills wolves, is killed by wolves.778.
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.779.
The end crowns the work.780.
The end justifies the means.