The expense is more than the merchandise.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
Don't tell your friend everything that you know; remember that one day you may have him for an enemy.Sicilian
Being overweight is being halfway sick.
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Pilate was neither saved nor damned.
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Choose bread with eyes, cheese without eyes and wine that makes your eyes pop.
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Your most faithful friends are your own hands.
Sicilian
The drunkard always tells the truth.
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