Better be one-eyed than quite blind.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
Make the night night, and the day day, and you will live pleasantly.Portuguese
The mare's kick does not harm the colt.
Portuguese
Water washes everything.
Portuguese
Eat of your own, and call yourself mine (i.e. Be my servant and find yourself).
Portuguese
Concealed goodness is a sort of vice.
Portuguese
Too many candles will burn down the church.
Portuguese