Italian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,463 Italian Proverbs
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“A proud pauper and a rich miser are contemptible beings.”
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“A ragged coat finds little credit.”
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“A ragged sack holds no grain, a poor man is not taken into
counsel.”
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“A rainy morn oft brings a pleasant day.”
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“A rotting fish begins to stink at the head.”
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“A runaway horse punishes himself.”
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“A saddle fits more backs than one.”
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“A sailor must have his eye trained to the rocks and sands as well
as the north star.”
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“A scalded dog thinks cold water hot.”
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“A scorpion never stung me but I cured myself with its grease.”
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“A secret imparted is no longer a secret.”
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“A sheep's bite is never more than skip deep.”
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“A short tail won't keep off flies.”
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“A shut mouth catches no flies.”
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“A sin concealed is half forgiven.”
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“A sin confessed is half forgiven.”
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“A slothful man never has time.”
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“A solitary man is either a brute or an angel.”
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“A starved town is soon forced to surrender.”
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“A stick is soon found to beat a dog.”
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“A stout heart overcomes ill fortune.”
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“A thing done has a head. (The exultation of an ancient sculptor
on his satisfactorily completing the head of his statue.)”
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“A thing is never much talked of but there is some truth in it.”
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“A thousand probabilities do not make one truth.”
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“A threatened buffet is never well given.”
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