Better a red face than a black heart.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
There is no day without its night.Portuguese
Truth and oil come to the surface.
Portuguese
Give a hint to the man of sense, and consider the thing done.
Portuguese
Beware of a man that does not talk and a dog that does not bark.
Portuguese
I renounce the golden basin in which I have to spit blood.
Portuguese
Make your son you heir and not your steward.
Portuguese