More Italian Proverbs
Trifles makes perfection, but perfection is no trifle....
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Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get...
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Those who have fine clothes in their chests can wear rags....
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Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice....
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Who offends writes on sand; who is offended, on marble....
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Other Proverbs
Raw cucumber makes the churchyards prosperous....
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Like a cat on hot bricks....
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Fancy passes beauty....
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Possession is the grave of pleasure....
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There is one who kisses, and the other who offers a cheek....
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What does not poison fattens.
- Italian Proverb