Great Throughts Treasury

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Italian Proverbs

Much smoke, and little roast.

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Life | Life | Television | World | Understand |

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One must have been controlled in the same situation one wishes to properly control others.

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Change | People | World | Think |

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Take heed of enemies reconciled and of meat twice boiled.

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Power | Revolution | Will | World |

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The devil will tempt Lucifer.

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Smooth words make smooth ways.

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That that comes of a cat will catch mice.

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Day | Faith | Reality | Reason | Will | World |

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No one perceives where the shoe pinches but he who wears it.

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Efficiency | Knowledge | Money | World |

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Sons may look and behave like their fathers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily.

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Belief | Truth |

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The devil is bad because he is old.

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Ability | Age | Art | Control | Culture | Humor | Memory | Need | Time | Work | World | Art |

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Two women and a goose make a market.

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Doubt | Irony | Life | Life | Means | Need | Plenty | Self | Superiority | Understanding | Work | World | Afraid |

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There is no beard so well shaven but another barber will find something more to shave from it.

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Better | Opinion | Question | World |

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Who has a head of wax should not be in the sunshine.

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The sun passes over filth and is not defiled.

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Will | World |

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Italian Proverbs

We learn by teaching.

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Belief | Wife |

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The saint has no believers unless he works miracles.

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Hope | World |

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Italian Proverbs

The liar needs a good memory.

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Think much, speak little and write less.

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Reform | World |

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Voice of one, voice of none.

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Belief | Distinguish | Ethics | God | Human nature | Inevitable | Life | Life | Morality | Nature | Need | Philosophy | Reason | Will | Wrong | God |

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When gold speaks every tongue is silent.

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

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

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Respect | Will | World | Respect |

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