He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire.
Tradizione italiana · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Chi ha coda di paglia, ha sempre paura che gli pigli fuoco.
He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire.
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