Others will measure you with the same rod you use to measure them.
More Brazilian Proverbs:
A timely A timely "no" beats a hasty "yes."Brazilian
At home saints never perform miracles.
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Poverty is not a crime, but it's better not to show it.
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Words will not pollute the soup.
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He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
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Haste is the mother of imperfection.
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