More Italian Proverbs
Who sows thorns should not go barefoot....
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Beware of a man of one book...
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight...
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Half a brain is enough for him who says little....
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In prosperity no altars smoke....
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Other Proverbs
One eye on the frying-pan and the other on the cat....
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A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk....
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Honesty is the best policy....
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He who rides the mule shoes her....
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The blade wears out the sheath....
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A cat pent up becomes a lion.
- Italian Proverb
