quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proverb

quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia

  1. when a person acts excessively kind, they wants something in return
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