The same fire purifies gold and consumes straw.
More Italian Proverbs:
The fox said the grapes were sour.Italian
He is not a thorough wise man who cannot play the fool on occasion.
Italian
Every wind does not shake down the nut.
Italian
The strongest is always in the right.
Italian
He knows well where the thorn pricks him.
Italian
One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as the one who is ready to die.
Italian