Great Throughts Treasury

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Italian Proverbs

When gold speaks every tongue is silent.

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

Italian Proverbs

When your devil was born, mine was going to school.

Character | Truth |

Italian Proverbs

The sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle.

Future | Present | Time |

Italian Proverbs

Things that has happened will happen again. Religious myths for example, which are allegorical, will per definition reoccur.

Time |

Italian Proverbs

When rogues go in procession the devil carries the cross.

Important | Self-knowledge | Truths |

Italian Proverbs

When wine sinks, words swim.

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

Italian Proverbs

Who buys land buys war.

Emotions | Thought | Thought |

Italian Proverbs

The well-fed man does not believe in hunger.

Means | Public | System |

Italian Proverbs

The salt of patience seasons everything.

Italian Proverbs

To protest and knock one's head against the wall is what everybody can do.

Good | Ignorance | Truth |

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

Where there's a will there's a way.

Mind | Thought | Thought |

Italian Proverbs

Virtue comes not from chance but long study.

Memory | Time |

Italian Proverbs

Water after does not quench a fire at hand.

Time | Unity | Think |

Italian Proverbs

When the sun is highest it casts the least shadow.

Good | Gratitude | Important | Nothing | People | Practice | Religion |

Italian Proverbs

Where there is nothing to gain, there is a lot to lose.

Example | Knowledge | Light | Think |

Italian Proverbs

Words are female, deeds are male.

Creed | Disbelief | God | Truth | Will | God |