A gift long expected is sold, not given.
More Italian Proverbs:
The ship does not go without the boat.Italian
A fool carveth a piece of his heart to every one that sits near him.
Italian
God save me from a bad neighbor and a beginner on the fiddle.
Italian
Entreat the churl and the bargain is broken off.
Italian
The moth does most mischief to the finest garment.
Italian
One would not be alone even in Paradise.
Italian