If life gives you a lemon, make a caipirinha out of it.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
He who makes one basket can make a hundred.Portuguese
Don't put the cart before the oxen.
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Better a sparrow in the hand than two flying.
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Never mention a rope in the house of a thief.
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Never mention a rope in the house of a thief.
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One grain does not full the granary, but it helps its companion.
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