Better a lean agreement than a fat sentence.
More Italian Proverbs:
Many a one leaves the roast who afterwards longs for the smoke of it.Italian
If it were not for the belly, the back might wear gold.
Italian
Who changes his condition changes fortune.
Italian
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Italian
He who has a bad tongue should have good loins.
Italian
He who hunts two hares does not catch the one and lets the other escape.
Italian