The cockroach inside the oakum, the more it tries to free itself, the more it’s caught.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
With a good farm, garden and vineyard, all your problems will be cured.Sicilian
In the head of the pig there's something to take and something to leave; in the head of the rabbit there's nothing to leave and nothing to take.
Sicilian
Every door has its own hinges.
Sicilian
An overbearing wife and a shouting husband will never be in peace.
Sicilian
Love is apportioned, who brings it will have it brought.
Sicilian
Whoever goes on foot during April and May, goes on horseback the rest of the year.
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