Italian Proverbs (1849 Proverbs)
- Every man is nearest himself.
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- He knows where the devil has his tail.
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- He who perseveres wins at last.
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- If it rained maccaroni, what a fine time for gluttons.
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- It is better to ride a donkey that carries you than a horse that throws you.
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- Nevertheless, it moves.
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- One scabby sheep spoils a flock.
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- Tell your secret to your friend and he will set his foot on your neck.
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- The person who offends writes as if it was written on sand, and the person who is offended reads it as if it were written on marble.
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- To the person with little shame, the whole world is his.
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- Who goes slowly, goes wisely, and who goes wisely, goes far.
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- At the end of the game we see who wins.
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- Buy what you have no need of and ere long you shall sell your necessaries.
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- Experience is more important than theory.
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- He that has time, has life.
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- He who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like.
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- If it's not true, it's a good story.
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- It is not by saying, 'honey, honey,' that sweetness comes into the mouth.
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- No one should take in an eating pawn.
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- Patience is a flower that grows not in everyone's garden.
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- That crown is well spent which saves you ten.
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- The pitcher that goes often to the fountain leaves there either its handle or its spout.
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- To trust is good; not to trust is better.
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- Who takes an eel by the tail and a woman at her word, may say he holds nothing.
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- At the end of the game, the pawn and the king go back in the same box.
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- By asking for the impossible we obtain the best possible.
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- Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
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- He that marries a widow with four children marries four thieves.
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- He who scrubs the head of an ass wastes his soap.
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- If only I were a bird! Ah, but eating caterpillars? If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
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- Italy will take care of itself.
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- Not even hercules could contend against two.
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- Patience is a plant that does not grow in everyone's garden.
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- The ass does not know the worth of this tail till he has lost it.
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- The poorhouse is full of honest people.
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- Trouble rides a fast horse.
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- Wine is old men's milk.
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- Because of a period, Martin lost his post.
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- By asking the impossible you will get the best.
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- Experience runs a valuable school, but fools learn in no other.
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- He who does many bad deeds can expect a big one in return.
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- He who speaks to your face is not a traitor.
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- If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
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- It's a good answer that knows when to stop.
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- Not every truth is good to be told.
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- People get the government they deserve.
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- The back door robbeth the house.
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- The pope and a peasant know more between them than the pope alone.
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- Unbending the bow does not heal the wound.
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- Woman, impromptu; man, on reflection.
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- Bend the tree while it is young.
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- Chastise the good and he will mend, chastise the bad and he will grow worse.
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- Facts are male, words are female.
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- He who eats alone dies alone.
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- He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon.
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- If the blind lead the blind, both fall into the ditch.
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- It's the merry drizzle that makes grass grow fine.
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- Nothing dries faster than tears.
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- Plenty makes daintiness.
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- The big fish eat the little.
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- The remedy for injuries is not to remember them.
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- Vainglory blossoms but never bears.
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- Yes and no rule the world.
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- A woman who cries, a man who swears, a horse that sweats, all imposture.
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- Better a lean agreement than a fat sentence.
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- Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight.
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- Fine words don't feed cats.
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- He who goes slowly goes safely and goes far.
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- He who teaches often learns himself.
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- If the patient dies, the doctor has killed him, but if he gets well, the saints have saved him.
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- Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits.
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- Nothing dries quicker than tears.
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- Preventing someone from falling is better than helping him get up.
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- The countries you visit, the customs you find.
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- The remedy is often worse than the disease.
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- We are all adam's children.
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- You are my guide, my lord, and my master.
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- Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
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- Better a mouse in the pot than no stew at all.
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- Crows weep for the dead lamb then devour him.
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