More Italian Proverbs
When the sun is highest it casts the least shadow....
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He who begins many things finishes but few....
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Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night....
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A runaway monk never praises his monastery....
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Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out....
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Other Proverbs
A litigious man, a liar....
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Who lies with dogs shall rise up with fleas....
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Turnabout is fair play....
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The greatest king must at last go to bed with a shovel....
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Don't throw out the baby with the bath water....
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If you see in your wine the reflection of a person not in your range of vision, don't drink it
- Italian Proverb