Italian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,463 Italian Proverbs
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“Hard work never did anyone any harm.”
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“Hatred renewed is worse than at first.”
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“Have luck, and sleep.”
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“Have not all your eggs in one nest.”
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“Have two strings to your bow.”
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“He begins to grow bad who believes himself good.”
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“He cannot lead a good life who serves without wages.”
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“He cries out before he is hurt.”
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“He cries wine, and sells vinegar.”
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“He devil is not so ugly as he is painted.”
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“He devil tempts all, but the idle man tempts the devil.”
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“He gains much who loses a vain hope.”
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“He got out of the mud and fell into the river.”
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“He hangs the May-branch at every door. (Alluding to the Italian
custom of young men hanging out May-branches overnight before the
door of their mistress.”
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“He has done like the Perugian who, when his head was broken, ran
home for his helmet.”
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“He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.”
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“He is a fool who boasts of four things: that he has good wine, a
good horse, a handsome wife, and plenty of money.”
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“He is a fool who does not know from what quarter the wind blows.”
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“He is a fool who loses the flight for the leap.”
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“He is a very sorry barber who has but one comb.”
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“He is in no place who is everywhere.”
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“He is in search of a ram with five feet.”
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“He is like the anchor that is always in the sea, yet does not
learn to swim.”
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“He is master of another man's life who is indifferent to his own.”
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“He is miserable indeed that must lock up his miseries.”
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