Better slip with the foot than with the tongue.
More Italian Proverbs:
On every small pretext the wolf seizes the sheep.Italian
The priest errs at the altar.
Italian
To fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.
Italian
He who has a bad name is half hanged.
Italian
The darkest hour is just before dawn.
Italian
From a bad paymaster take straw--i.e. any trifle.
Italian