May I have a few friends and many books - both true.
You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.
na hora de pôr a mesa, éramos cinco: o meu pai, a minha mãe, as minhas irmãs e eu. depois, a minha irmã mais velha casou-se. depois, a minha irmã mais nova casou-se. depois, o meu pai morreu. hoje, na hora de pôr a mesa, somos cinco, menos a m...
Do not laugh at the fallen; you may find slippery roads ahead.
No matter how big the sea may be, sometimes two ships meet.
Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile.
You may boast to strangers, but tell the truth to your own people.
Tell nothing to thy friend which why enemy may not know.
You may light another's candle at your own without loss.
Be patient with a bad neighbor: he may move or face misfortune.
He that waits for a dead man's shoes may long go barefoot.
One may go a long way after one is tired.
Don't let your tongue say what your head may have to pay for.
Give me today and you may keep tomorrow.
If you would be rich in a year, you may be hanged in six months.
The just man may sin with an open chest of gold before him.
You may laugh at a friend's roof; don't laugh at his sleeping accomodation.
You may well have caught a bird, but have you a fire to roast it on?
A piece of incense may be as large as the knee, but unless burned emits no fragrance.
However big the whale may be, the tiny harpoon can rob him of life.
A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble.
