Great Throughts Treasury

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Italian Proverbs

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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Italian Proverbs

The fruit of a good tree is also good.

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Need | People | Understand |

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Italian Proverbs

The thief's wife does not always laugh.

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Energy | Family | Little | Need | People | Regulation | Old |

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Italian Proverbs

Through being too knowing the fox lost his tail.

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Government | Guilt | People | Public | Truth | Warning | Government |

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Italian Proverbs

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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Italian Proverbs

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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Italian Proverbs

When a wife sins the husband is never innocent.

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Education | Ideas | Justify | Knowledge | Learning | Literature | Need | People | Question | Study | Virtue | Virtue | Will | Value |

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Italian Proverbs

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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Italian Proverbs

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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Italian Proverbs

What is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh.

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Hope | People | Understanding |

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Italian Proverbs

Who excuses himself accuses himself.

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Italian Proverbs

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

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Italian Proverbs

The sun passes over filth and is not defiled.

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Will | World |

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Italian Proverbs

Tis good feasting in other men's houses.

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Italian Proverbs

Trust not the praise of a friend nor the contempt of an enemy.

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Italian Proverbs

When ill luck falls asleep, let none wake her.

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Italian Proverbs

When wine enters modesty departs.

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Ideas | People |

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Italian Proverbs

Who builds on the mob builds on sand.

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Better | Ethics | People |

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Italian Proverbs

The saint has no believers unless he works miracles.

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Italian Proverbs

When in trouble first of all every one himself should do his best to improve his condition.

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Good | People |

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