The latecomer is valued as nothing.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
Most often a good boss makes a good steward.Sicilian
There's always room for a tasty treat.
Sicilian
If they are roses they will blossom, if they are thorns, they will prick.
Sicilian
It's a good marriage when he's twenty eight and she's eighteen.
Sicilian
If you urge the donkey on, you'll arrive late, if you let the donkey amble, you'll arrive early.
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Who drinks at night, buys himself death, who drinks in bed, buys himself a coffin.
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