More Italian Proverbs

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

Better give a penny then lend twenty.... >>

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

It is the great north wind that made the Vikings... >>

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

Other Proverbs

As the abbot sings the sacristan responds.... (Spanish) >>

Setting out well is a quarter of the journey.... (French) >>

Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out... (Irish) >>

He who carries nothing loses nothing.... (French) >>

Happy is the man who has a handsome wife close to an abbey.... (French) >>

Have an open face but conceal your thoughts.

- Italian Proverb