More Italian Proverbs

Who sows thorns should not go barefoot.... >>

He who wants a great deal must not ask for little.... >>

Tell not all you know, believe not all your hear, do not all you are a... >>

A runaway monk never praises his monastery.... >>

A favour to come is better than a hundred received.... >>

Other Proverbs

Comparison is not proof.... (French) >>

Princes keep good reckoning, they never lose anything.... (French) >>

The more fools, the more laughter.... (French) >>

The nearer the minster the later to mass.... (French) >>

Scratch people where they itch.... (French) >>

Who gives bread to other's dogs is often barked at by his own.

- Italian Proverb