Say what we will, do what we will, the boat goes but sorrily without oars.
Tradizione italiana · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Ben faremo, ben diremo, mal va la barca senza remo.
Say what we will, do what we will, the boat goes but sorrily without oars.
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