As you will see, come of these proverbs are either translations or alternate versions of proverbs we already know. Most of them are about the notorious red-bearded/black-haired man, who must have been really unpopular. 😁
Let's start with our new entry, Portugal.
- Se o grande fosse valente, o pequeno paciente e o ruivo leal, todo o mundo seria igual (If the big one were brave, the small one patient and the red one loyal, everyone would be equal/the same)
- Homem ruivo e mulher barbuda, saúdam-se de longe (Red-haired man and bearded woman greet each other from afar)
- A force de tourner son brandon, on roussit sa chevelure (By constantly turning his brand, he singes his hair)
- Barbe rousse, noir de chevelure, est resputée faulx par nature [old spelling] (Red beard, black hair, is reputed to be false by nature)
- Barbe rousse, chien à queue courte, garde-toi (Red beard, short-tailed dog, beware of them)
- De barbe rousse et queue courte, garde-toi (Beware of a red beard and of a short tail)
- D'un homme à poil rouge et d'un bigot, sauve qui peut (From a red-haired man and a bigot, save yourself)
- De l'homme à cheveux rouges et du chien à queue courte, sauve qui peut (From the red-haired man and the short-tailed dog, save yourself)
- Du poil rouge et du cagot, sauve qui peut (From the redhead and the pharisee, save who can)
- Nez court fainéant, poil rouge méchant (Lazy short nose, nasty red hair)
- Barbe rouge et cheveux noirs, qui le tuerait ne ferait que son devoir (Red beard and black hair, whoever would kill him would only be doing his duty)
- Tête noire et barbe rousse, mauvaise race (Black head and red beard, evil race)
- Barbe rousse et noirs cheveux, ne te fie si tu ne veux. (Red beard and black hair, don't trust him if you don't want to).
More French and European proverbs here.
Russian proverbs here.
Italian proverbs here.
Scottish proverbs here.
Galician proverbs here.
Portuguese proverbs here.
Ancient proverbs here.
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