quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “when the alms are too much, the saint mistrusts”.

Proverb[edit]

quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia

  1. when a person acts excessively kind, he or she wants something in return

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