Italian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,463 Italian Proverbs
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“Fire drives the wasp out of its nest.”
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“Fire is not quenched with fire.”
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“Flies don't light on a boiling pot.”
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“Flies flock to the lean horse.”
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“For a wife and a horse go to your neighbour.”
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“For an honest man half his wits are enough; the whole is too
little for a knave.”
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“For extreme ills extreme remedies.”
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“For the buyer a hundred eyes are too few, for the seller one is
enough.”
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“For the flying enemy a golden bridge.”
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“Forbidden fruit is sweetest.”
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“Fortune comes to him who strives for it.”
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“Fortune helps fools.”
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“Fortune, and go to sleep.”
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“Fortunes, heaven-born gifts.”
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“Friar Modest never was a prior.”
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“Friends in need are friends indeed.”
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“Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.”
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“Friends tie their purses with a spider's web.”
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“Friendship should be unpicked, not rent.”
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“Friendships are cheap when they can be brought by doffing the
hat.”
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“Frightened at bugbears.”
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“From a bad paymaster take straw--i.e. any trifle.”
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“From saying to doing is a long way.”
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“From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.”
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“From snow whether cooked or pounded you will get nothing but
water.”
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