Patience! said the wolf to the ass.
More Italian Proverbs:
There is no robber worse than a bad book.Italian
At table bashfulness is out of place.
Italian
Where there is nothing to gain, there is a lot to lose.
Italian
One living pope is better than ten dead.
Italian
The gardener's dog does not eat lettuce and will not let others eat it.
Italian
He is not a good mason who refuses any stone.
Italian