The Italians are wise before the act, the Germans in the act, the French after the act.

Tradizione italiana · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Gl’Italiani saggi innanzi il fatto, i Tedeschi nel fatto, i Francesi dopo il fatto.

The Italians are wise before the act, the Germans in the act, the French after the act.

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