Friar Modest never was a prior.
More Italian Proverbs:
The thief's wife does not always laugh.Italian
Entreat the churl and the bargain is broken off.
Italian
Don't reject the good together with the bad.
Italian
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Italian
Fortune comes to him who strives for it.
Italian
He is a very sorry barber who has but one comb.
Italian