Better a sparrow in the hand than two flying.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
I renounce the friend who eats what is mine with me, and what is his own by himself.Portuguese
Show me a poor man, I will show you a flatterer.
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Poverty parteth friends.
Portuguese
Death squares all accounts.
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Good management is better than good income.
Portuguese
All the wool is hair, more or less.
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