Quotes about Portuguese

Alfonso I

I, Alfonso, King of the Portuguese, with the consent of all my people, so that it may be remembered by future generations, do provide by this protocol of confirmation that the Franks who shall remain with me in the siege of the city of Lisbon shall have and take into their power and possession the goods of whatever kind belonging to the enemy and that I and my men shall have no part whatever of them. The Franks shall freely have the ransom money from the enemy prisoners

Lisbon had been conquered and was occupied by the Moors. Alfonso needed the French to oust the Moors. Such arrangements were not uncommon.

Portuguese Proverb

King's entreaties are commands.

Portuguese Proverb

All bite the bitten dog.

In modern politics, knowledge of the wisdom of this proverb, tries to spin situations, and intimidate others from overt criticism. When a President is attacked by many, it encourages even more attacks.

Fernando Pessoa

The sea with an end can be Greek or Roman: the endless sea is Portuguese.

Fernando Pessoa

I don't write in Portuguese. I write myself.

Andrea Pirlo

When I take my free-kicks, I think in Portuguese, and at most, I'll do the celebrating in my native tongue.

Nikki Reed

My brother and I have matching tattoos on our arms. It says, 'Humility is strength,' in Portuguese and Italian, because my genius brother taught English in both Italy and Brazil.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

During the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, "Remember men, you are Portuguese!"

Fernando Pessoa

Nobody appropriates novelties as readily as the Portuguese.

Joseph C. Lincoln

My Cape women are generally true to type - big hearted, motherly women who love the sea. My other characters, with the exception of the Portuguese, who I occasionally mention as Cape dwellers, are obviously drawn from the city types one sees in everyday life.

Carlos Carvalhal

I'm Portuguese. After lunch, I need an espresso.

Daniela Ruah

I was one of the lucky people who found what I loved at a really young age. When I was 16, I got my first job in a Portuguese soap opera, and I realized how much I really loved it.