A kitchen dog never was good for the chase.
More Italian Proverbs:
Nothing is difficult to a willing mind.Italian
Where love is there the eye is.
Italian
The just man may sin with an open chest of gold before him.
Italian
The mill does not grind without water.
Italian
There is no need to bind up one's head before it is broken.
Italian
Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding.
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