Threatened folks eat bread.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
Time and the hour are not to be tied with a rope.Portuguese
Between the hand and the lip the morsel may slip.
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Give a grateful man more than he asks.
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It is better to receive awards that you don't deserve rather than deserve them and not receive them.
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A servant and a cock must be kept but one year.
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A small spark makes a great fire.
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