More Italian Proverbs

No pear falls into a shut mouth.... >>

He that marries a widow with four children marries four thieves.... >>

Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight.... >>

Land was never lost for want of an heir.... >>

A cat pent up becomes a lion.... >>

Other Proverbs

He who has a tongue goes to Rome.... (Spanish) >>

A galled horse does not care to be curried.... (French) >>

An abundance of money ruins youth.... (English) >>

In a wood don't walk behind another.... (Spanish) >>

In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of a... (Chinese) >>

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

- Italian Proverb