The end of the pig is the beginning of the sausage.
More Italian Proverbs:
He that would heal a wound must not handle it.Italian
Never judge a book by its cover.
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The just man may sin with an open chest of gold before him.
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A good appetite does not want sauce.
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When the ship has sunk everyone knows how she might have been saved.
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Who suffers from love, feels no pain.
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