Egli vende l’uccello in su la frasca.He sells the bird on the branch.
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A chi veglia tutto si rivela.To him who watches, everything reveals itself.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUn matto sa più domandare che sette savj rispondere.A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNon dar del pane al cane ogni volta che dimena la coda.Do not give the dog bread every time he wags his tail.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesQuattrino risparmiato, due volte guadagnato.A farthing saved is twice earned.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBevi del vino, e lascia andar l’acqua al mulino.Drink wine and let water go to the mill.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesIl lupo piange la pecora, poi se la mangia.The wolf bemoans the sheep, and then eats it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNon bisogna ripescare tutte le secchie che cascano.It is not necessary to fish up every bucket that falls into the well.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesConoscon gl’infelici quali siano i veri amici.The unfortunate know who are their real friends.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi asino è, e cervo esser si crede, al saltar del fosso sè ne avvede.He who is an ass and thinks himself a stag, finds his mistake when he comes to leap the ditch.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNon si può entrare in Paradiso a dispetto de’santi.One can’t enter Paradise in spite of the saints.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi molte cose comincia, poche ne finisce.He who begins many things finishes few.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesOgni lucciola non è fuoco.Every glowworm is not a fire.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesOgnun sa navigar per il buon tempo.Every one can navigate in fine weather.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBiasimare i principi è pericolo, e il lodarli è bugia.To censure princes is perilous, and to praise them is lying.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLa prima scodella piace ad ognuno.The first dish pleases every one.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesA cattivo cane corto legame.A mischievous dog must be tied short.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi della serpa è punto, ha paura della lucertola.He who has been stung by a serpent is afraid of a lizard.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesScorticar il cane scorticato.To flay the flayed dog.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesQuel che ripara il freddo, ripara il caldo.What keeps out the cold keeps out the heat.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCredenza è morta, il mal pagar l’uccise.Credit is dead, bad pay killed it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSproni proprii e cavalli d’altri fanno corte le miglia.One’s own spurs and another’s horse make the miles short.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBerretta in mano non fece mai danno.Cap in hand never did any harm.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSpesso chi crede fuggir il fumo, cade nel fuoco.They who shun the smoke often fall into the fire.
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