The lazy pig does not eat ripe pears.
More Italian Proverbs:
No comforter's head ever aches.Italian
Misfortunes never come single.
Italian
Some sing who are not merry.
Italian
If I sleep, I sleep for myself; if I work, I know not for whom.
Italian
Whoever stays awake longest must blow out the candle.
Italian
He who is an ass and thinks himself a stag, finds his mistake when he comes to leap the ditch.
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