He who has been stung by a serpent is afraid of a lizard.
More Italian Proverbs:
A forced kindness deserves no thanks.Italian
No one ever kicks a dead dog.
Italian
One lie makes many.
Italian
Who suffers from love, feels no pain.
Italian
No one perceives where the shoe pinches but he who wears it.
Italian
God save me from one who does not drink.
Italian