You don’t light candles to old saints.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
Who has lived a good life has a good death.Sicilian
Don't buy houses near convents nor dwellings near abbeys.
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Grief for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
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Who gets married will be happy for a day, who butchers a pig will be happy for a year.
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Death and bad luck, you take them with you wherever you go.
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With everything Messina has the port, but for beautiful Palermo it is always just an orchard.
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