Parallel & Proverbs
A weekly literary miscellany

Brazilian Portuguese proverbs, at a glance

  • The heart sees what the eyes don't.

    O coração vê o que os olhos não veem

    Literally: The heart sees that which the eyes don't see

    Brazilian Portuguese · Brazil

    Set beside

    • French (Saint-Exupéry) — the same claim, in a fox's voice, written by a pilot
    • Persian (Sufi) — the eye of the heart, sharpened by longing
    • Japanese — the heart's eye in a meditation hall