Sicilian Proverbs - page 34

Messina is clever, Palermo is pompous; Messina is rich, Palermo is greedy. (Sicilian Proverb)
No one ever boasted without paying dearly. View proverb
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Rain and the hoe make onions. View proverb
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Sickness, if it doesn't kill, it purifies. View proverb
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Strong men, harmful at home. View proverb
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The good sailor is proven in a storm. View proverb
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A dog for the mother, a horse for the father. View proverb
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A horse without spurs is like a ship without a rudder. View proverb
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A purchased vineyard is tantamount to a stolen vineyard. View proverb
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A woman who is young and beautiful is never poor. View proverb
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An unfullfilled vow is as if it had not been made. (Sicilian Proverb)
Being overweight is being halfway sick. View proverb
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Buy good quality and sell at the market price. View proverb
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Give monks a wide berth, and as for priests just attend Mass. View proverb
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God save us from a mistaken summons and poorly informed justice. View proverb
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Having a priest in the house is paradise on earth. View proverb
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It's useless to give advice opposing God. View proverb
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Late marriages, premature orphans. View proverb
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Love entered and you didn't realize it: you wanted to drive it out but you couldn't. View proverb
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Mallow will cure you. View proverb
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Only Sperlinga said no. (Sicilian Proverb)
Quickly, quickly because the wax is melting. View proverb
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Sickness is awful, but a relapse is worse. View proverb
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Don't make friends with monks and soldiers. View proverb
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Don't tell your friend everything that you know; remember that one day you may have him for an enemy. View proverb
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