More Italian Proverbs
Better a mouse in the pot than no flesh at all....
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The comforter's head never aches....
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He would share even his share of the sun....
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still...
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High birth is a poor dish at table....
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Other Proverbs
Repentance costs very dear....
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A thing too much seen is little prized....
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Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion....
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What the rake gathers, the fork scatters....
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Desperate ills require desperate remedies....
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For a wife and horse to your neighbour.
- Italian Proverb