He knows little who doesn’t help himself.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
Men are not weighed by hundredweight, but by the ounce, like gold.Sicilian
You can't sleep and be on guard.
Sicilian
No one does something for nothing.
Sicilian
When you're invited, eat heartily, because if they like you they'll laugh, and if they don't like you they'll feel the pangs of death.
Sicilian
In fair weather, in calm waters and in peaceful travel, even a coachman knows how to sail.
Sicilian
You don't spin, you don't weave, or wind, so where did you get this pile of money?
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