More Italian Proverbs

Those who have fine clothes in their chests can wear rags.... >>

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

Be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant.... >>

High birth is a poor dish at table.... >>

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still... >>

Other Proverbs

Fish or cut bait... (Greek) >>

Salt split is never all gathered.... (Spanish) >>

He did not invent gunpowder.... (Spanish) >>

He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his jo... (Biblical) >>

Whether the pitcher strike the stone, or the stone the pitch... (Spanish) >>

Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night.

- Italian Proverb