L’abito non fa il monaco.The gown does not make the friar.
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Nulla nuova, buona nuova.No news is good news.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi non ha cuore, abbia gambe.Who hath no courage must have legs.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLa mosca ha la sua milza.Even a fly has its spleen.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEgli misura gli altri con la sua canna.He measures others with his own yard.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAbbondanza genera fastidio.Plenty makes daintiness.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi dà del pane a’ cani d’altri, spesso viene abbaiato da suoi.He who gives bread to others’ dogs is often barked at by his own.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGuarda innanzi che tu salti.Look before you leap.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesIl domandar costa poco.Asking costs little.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCalcio di cavalla non fece mai male a poledro.The kick of a mare never hurt a colt.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNè donna, nè tela a lume di candela.Neither women nor linen by candlelight.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDanari di poveri e arme di poltroni si veggono spesso.Poor men’s money and cowards’ weapons are often flourished.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUna sella non s’adatta ad un dosso solo.A saddle fits more backs than one.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi ha lingua in bocca, può andar per tutto.Who has a tongue in his head can go all the world over.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUn diavol conosce l’altro.One devil knows another.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi vuol dar al cane, trova facilmente il bastone.He that would beat his dog can easily find a stick.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesFa quel che devi, e n’arrivi ciò che potrà.Do what you ought come what may.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDi dove meno si pensa, si leva la lepre.The hare starts from where it is least expected.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi paga innanzi, è servito indietro.Who pays beforehand is served behindhand.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesA nessuno piace la giustizia à casa sua.No one likes justice brought home to his own door.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi soffia nella polvere, se ne empie gli occhi.He who blows upon dust fills his eyes with it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCane affamato non ha paura di bastone.A hungry dog does not fear the stick.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAssai ben balla à chi fortuna suona.He dances well to whom fortune pipes.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUna spina non fa siepe.One briar does not make a hedge.
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