In a world of blind people, a one-eyed man is king. (Italian Proverb)
To the person with little shame, the whole world is his. (Italian Proverb)
Who can do, don't want to; Who wants to, can't do; Who knows how to do, won't do it; Who does it, doesn't know how to; and, so, badly goes the world. (Italian Proverb)
He that will not strive in this world should not have come into it. (Italian Proverb)
He is the world's master who despises it, its slave who prizes it. (Italian Proverb)
Wealth conquered Rome after Rome had conquered the world. (Italian Proverb)
To go safely through the world you must have the eye of a falcon, the ear of an ass, the face of an ape, the mouth of a pig, the shoulders of a camel, and the legs of a deer. (Italian Proverb)
To become rich in this world, it needs only to turn one's back on God. (Italian Proverb)
The world is like a staircase; some go up, others go down. (Italian Proverb)