The same fire which purifies gold consumes straw.
More Italian Proverbs:
Cunning men's cloaks sometimes fall.Italian
He that is drunk is gone from home.
Italian
He hangs the May-branch at every door. (Alluding to the Italian custom of young men hanging out May-branches overnight before the door of their mistress.
Italian
The end of the corsair is to drown.
Italian
That happens in a moment which may not happen in a hundred years.
Italian
Old birds are not caught with new nets.
Italian