Great Throughts Treasury

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Italian Proverbs

Today for me, and tomorrow for you.

Judgment | Wrong |

Italian Proverbs

When the danger has passed, the saints are soon forgotten.

Force |

Italian Proverbs

Where passion is high, reason is low.

Proverbs | Work |

Italian Proverbs

The tree is not felled at one blow.

Attention | Will |

Italian Proverbs

Too many chiefs, not enough warriors.

Absence | Atheism | History | Means | Prayer | Public | Research | Rule |

Italian Proverbs

To move heaven and earth.

War | Will | Value |

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 Trojans were wise too late.

Important |

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

The well-fed man does not believe in hunger.

Means | Public | System |

Italian Proverbs

Those who begin many things finish but a few.

Defense | Respect | Science | Technology | Respect |

Italian Proverbs

To censure princes is perilous, and to praise them is lying.

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 |