Non resta mai carne in beccheria per trista ch’ella sia.No meat ever remains in the shambles however bad it may be.
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Chi vuol amici assai, ne pruovi pochi.Who would have many friends let him test but few.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi ben dorme, non sente le pulci.He who sleeps well does not feel the fleas.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi offende, non perdona mai.The injurer never forgives.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAcqua torbida non lava.Dirty water does not wash clean.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVender il miele a chi ha le api.To sell the honey to one who has the bees.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi è al coperto quando piove, è ben matto se si muove.He who is under cover when it rains is a great fool if he stirs.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCattiva è quella lana che non si può tingere.Bad is the wool that cannot be died.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDal conto sempre manca il lupo.The wolf is always left out of the reckoning.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBen ama chi non oblia.He loves well who does not forget.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesA cane scottato l’acqua fredda pare calda.A scalded dog thinks cold water hot.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAssai dimanda chi ben serve e tace.Who serves well and says nothing makes claim enough.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesPiù sa il matto in casa sua che, il savio in casa d’altri.The fool knows more in his own house than the sage in other men’s.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAmante non sia che coraggio non ha.Let him not be a lover who has not courage.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLa parola non è mal detta, se non è mal presa.Nothing is ill said if it is not ill taken.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesColle chiavi d’oro s’apre ogni porta.The golden key opens every door.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNella zuffa il debole è forte.In the fray the weak are strong.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesL’asino non conosce la coda, se non quando non l’ha più.The ass does not know the worth of his tail till he has lost it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSegreto confidato non è più segreto.A secret imparted is no longer a secret.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesOgni nave fa acqua: quale a mezzo, quale a proda, e quale in sentina.All ships leak: some amidships, some in the bows, some in the hold.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesE meglio un prossimo vicino che un lontano cugino.A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSdegno cresce amore.Anger increases love.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCane abbaia, e bue pasce.The dog barks and the ox feeds.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCarestia prevista non venne mai.Dearth foreseen never came.
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