Better have a bad ass than be your own ass.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
One grain does not full the granary, but it helps its companion.Portuguese
Better just repair the gutter than the whole house.
Portuguese
Feign death and the bull will leave you.
Portuguese
It fares ill with the house when the distaff commands the sword.
Portuguese
Good and bad make up a city.
Portuguese
The headache is mine and the cows are ours.
Portuguese