Provérbios em inglês 6
A constant guest is never welcome
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We are apt to grow to dislike
friends who visit us too often
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Catch not at the shadow and lose the
substance
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We should not waste time on
trivial aspects of a matter and neglect the essential matter
itself.
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If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the
ditch
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Those without knowledge should
not try to teach the ignorant.
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Kindle not a fire you cannot put out
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Do not start something you cannot
control or resolve
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Do unto others as you would others do unto
you
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Treat others as you would like them to treat you. | |
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
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Foolish people tend to act too hastily and do things that wise people would avoid. | |
A contented mind is a perpetual feast
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Contentment of mind is the cause
of lasting happiness.
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History tends to repeat itself
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What has happened once is liable to happen again. | |
Cross the stream where it is shallowest
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Don't make things difficult for yourself; always find the simplest means of achieving your objective. | |
It is useless to flog a dead horse
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It is no use spending your time and energy on an activity or belief that is already widely rejected or outdated. | |
Every oak must be an acorn | Everything has to have a small beginning. | |
A good name is sooner lost than won
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It takes a long time to build up
a good reputation which can be easily destroyed by misconduct.
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Do not cross a bridge till you come to it
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Do not worry about something before it has happened | |
The best fish swim near the bottom
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The best things are hard to come by | |
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's
ear
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You cannot change a person's real character | |
It never rains but it pours
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Events, especially misfortunes, always come together and not one at a time. | |
A house divided against itself cannot stand
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Discord breaks up families. | |
The darkest hour is that before dawn
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Even when things seem at their very worst, they may shortly improve. | |
Variety is the spice of life
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Life becomes very monotonous without some break or change in the daily routine. | |
Do not have too many irons in the fire
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If we attempt to do too much at once, we shall not do anything properly | |
A light purse makes a heavy heart
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We cannot be cheerful when we have financial problems. | |
The pen is mightier than the sword
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The written word is more to be feared than physical violence | |
A nod is as good as a wink
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A hint or suggestion can be accepted and acted upon without further elaboration. | |
Do not ride the high horse
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Do not be arrogant | |
Even Homer sometimes nods
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Even the best of us are liable to make mistakes. | |
There is no place like home
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Even a simple home is the best place in the world for the people who live in it. | |
A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet
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It is not what a thing is called that matters, but what it is. | |
Every flow must have its ebb
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Life has its ups and downs, neither good fortune nor ill fortune lasts forever. | |
A cat may look at a king
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Anyone has the right to look at or speak to anyone else without having to worry about status, position, upbringing etc. | |
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
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The success of a group or team depends on the full commitment of every member | |
A closed mouth catches no flies
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It is better not to say anything than to say something that might get you into trouble | |
A drowning man will clutch at a straw
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A desperate person will do anything to save himself | |
A friend to all is a friend to none
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A person who makes himself close to everyone probably cannot be trusted by any one | |
A good beginning makes a good ending
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Something that starts off right will probably succeed all the way and end on the right note | |
A good name is better than riches
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A good reputation is precious, difficult to earn and cannot be bought | |
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
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Knowing only a little about something can cause you to distort the truth or overestimate, misunderstand something |
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