Great Throughts Treasury

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Italian Proverbs

Water, smoke, and a vicious woman, drive men out of the house.

Life | Life |

Italian Proverbs

The liar needs a good memory.

World |

Italian Proverbs

There is little peace in that house where the hen crows and the cock is mute.

Good | Law | Rule |

Italian Proverbs

Think much, speak little and write less.

Reform | World |

Italian Proverbs

Two cocks in one yard do not agree.

Battle | Commitment | Faith | Need | Public | Reality | Religion | Will | Guilty |

Italian Proverbs

When gold speaks every tongue is silent.

Evil | God | Hope | Justice | Will | World | God |

Italian Proverbs

The poor is hated by his neighbor, but the rich hath many friends.

Better | Life | Life | Understand |

Italian Proverbs

The soldier is well paid for doing mischief.

Administration | Decision | Global | Health | Policy | Right | Rights | Struggle |

Italian Proverbs

What costs little is little esteemed.

Enough | Humanity | Progress | Science | Will | Think |

Italian Proverbs

When the tree is down every one runs to it with a hatchet to cut wood.

Respect | Will | World | Respect |

Italian Proverbs

When wine sinks, words swim.

Atheism | Better | Commitment | God | Life | Life | Reason | Right | Story | Suffering | Truth | Unique | God |

Italian Proverbs

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Children | Day | Depression | Despair | Effort | Knowledge | Life | Life | Parents | Suicide | World | Wrong | Child |

Italian Proverbs

Weddings and spiritual matters are heaven sent.

Life | Life | Thought | Thought |

Italian Proverbs

When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.

Time |

Italian Proverbs

Where there is no temptation there is no glory.

Need | People | World |

Italian Proverbs

The moth does most mischief to the finest garment.

Luxury |

Italian Proverbs

Who has no courage must have legs.

Creativity |

Italian Proverbs

The right hand is slave to the left.

Business | Nature | Worth | Business |