He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow.

Tradizione italiana · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Chi si lascia mettere in spalla la capra, indi a poco è sforzato a portar la vacca.

He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow.

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