There are two powers to contend with, those with a lot and those with nothing.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
Take care of the manger and water the animals at the drinking trough.Sicilian
The man without a wife, has nothing good.
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Bad luck wears out even the stout-hearted.
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With selling and buying there are neither friends nor cronies.
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From the woods a beautiful pheasant, from the sea a beautiful moray eel, from the river a den eel, from the cage a beautiful chicken.
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Inexperienced young men are better off not marrying: Stay away from women! you'll be better off.
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