Different times different manners.
More Italian Proverbs:
If you throw money away with your hands, you will seek it later with your feet.Italian
The liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
Italian
He is wise who learns at another's cost.
Italian
Don't bite till you know whether it is bread or a stone.
Italian
Ask which was born first, the hen or the egg.
Italian
Starlings are lean because they go in flocks.
Italian