Provérbios em inglês 15
The only free cheese is in the mouse trap
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Be careful when people offer you something for nothing, as they may be trying to trap or cheat you | |
The only stupid question is the one that is not
asked
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The more questions you ask, the more you learn, so do not be shy or afraid to ask questions | |
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
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How good something is can only be verified by evaluating it | |
The road to hell is paved with good
intentions
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A persons' good intentions are not enough to guarantee success | |
The start of a journey should never be mistaken for
success
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Do not assume you have succeeded at something when you have only just started on it | |
The truth is in the wine
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People speak more freely when they are drunk, often revealing secrets | |
The truth hurts
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Hearing the truth can sometimes be painful, especially when you have been believing something else for a long time | |
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the
strong
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Only a morally strong person is able to forgive people who have hurt him | |
The wish is father to the thought
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Often, you think about and eventually act upon what you wish for | |
There are no endings, only new beginnings
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Do not think of an ending as the end of something but as the beginning of a new cycle or phase | |
There are no small parts, only small actors
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A good actor is able to make any role interesting and realistic, no matter how insignificant it may be | |
There only only twenty-four hours in a day
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Time is a limited resource, so use it wisely | |
There is a time and a place for everything
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Act according to the occasion | |
There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the
lip
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Anything can go wrong at any time before a matter is settled | |
There is many at a true word that is spoken in
jest
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A remark, such as something about a person's character, that is said jokingly, is often true to some extent | |
There is no fool like an old fool
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When an older person acts silly, he appears really ridiculous because at his age, he is expected to be wise and sensible | |
There no honor among thieves
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You cannot trust a thief | |
There is no point arguing with the barrel of a
gun
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It is pointless trying to argue with a very angry or violent person | |
There is no such thing as a free lunch
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Nothing comes free | |
Thee is no venom like that of the tongue
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The cruel things people sometimes say to one another can hurt more than the deadliest poison can | |
There is nothing new under the sun
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There is nothing in the world that has not been seen, heard, discovered, experienced before | |
There is one law for the rich, and another for the
poor
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When the law is unjust and does not treat people fairly, but considers their wealth and status before deciding to help them | |
There is safety in numbers
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You are safer when others are around | |
They who dance must pay the fiddler
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You must be ready to accept the consequences of your actions | |
Think before you speak
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Think before you say anything so that you do not say something foolish or hurtful | |
Those who live in glass houses should not throw
stones
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People with obvious faults should not criticse the faults of others because they are themselves targets for criticism | |
Time cures all things
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With time, people are likely to forgive and forget hurts | |
Time flies
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Time seems to move very fast when you are having fun or doing something urgent | |
Time is a great healer
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Time allows people to forgive and forget past hurts, injuries and loss as memories fade, and people become wiser and more mature | |
Time is money
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Time is valuable, especially to business people, and should not be wasted | |
Time the deed to the need
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Offer help when it is needed, and not when it is convenient for you | |
To understand all is to forgive all
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When you know why a person behaves in a certain way, you can forgive him what he does and says | |
Tomorrow is another day
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Tomorrow is a new day which gives you the opportunity to start over | |
Tomorrow never comes
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If you do not do something today you will probably not do it the next day either | |
Try not to become a man of success but a man of
value
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Good character and moral strength are more valuable than material success | |
Two things prolong your life: a quiet heart and a loving
wife
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Inner peace and a reliable life partner are a blessing to anyone |
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