To be slow in giving ant to refuse, are alike.
More Portuguese Proverbs:
Good management is better than good income.Portuguese
The guests will go away, and we will eat the pasty.
Portuguese
Between the hand and the lip the morsel may slip.
Portuguese
Better an egg in peace, than an ox in war.
Portuguese
The pot that boils too much loses its flavour.
Portuguese
Where you tell your secret you surrender your freedom.
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