The ass does not know the worth of this tail till he has lost it.
More Italian Proverbs:
A mill and a wife are always in want of something.Italian
He who tells his own affairs will hardly keep secret those of others.
Italian
A hidden sin is half forgiven.
Italian
No one ever repented of having held his tongue.
Italian
Love levels all inequalities.
Italian
With the first wife is matrimony, the second company, the third heresy.
Italian