Italian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,463 Italian Proverbs
He who swears is a liar.
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He who sweats more in peace, bleeds less in war.
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He who tells his own affairs will hardly keep secret those of
others.
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He who throws away money with his hands will seek it with his
feet.
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He who touches pitch defiles himself.
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He who wants his dog killed has only to say he's mad.
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He who wants milk should not sit in the middle of a field and
wait for a cow to back up to him.
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He who will not serve one master must needs serve many.
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He who would be long an old man must begin betimes.
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He who would be rich in a year gets hanged in six months.
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He who would enjoy the feast should fast on the eve.
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He who would have clear water should go to the fountain head.
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He who would relish his food must not see it cooked.
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He who would rest must work.
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He who would stop every man's mouth must have a great deal of
meal.
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He would be a good one to send for death.
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He would break his neck against a straw.
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He would drown in a spoonful of water.
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He would not give the devil a knife to cut his throat.
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He would sell even his share of the sun.
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He would skin a flint.
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He would slaughter a bug to drink its blood.
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He's a friend at sneezing-time--the most that can be got from him
is a "God bless you."
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He's a wise man that leads passion by the bridle.
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He's an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.
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