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Italian Proverbs
See also
Vignali's Lettera in Proverbi

Meglio un giorno da leone che cento da pecora
Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep

L'amore domina senza regole
Love rules without rules

Siccome la casa brucia, riscaldiamoci
Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves

Quando finisce la partita, i pedoni, le torri, i cavalli, i vescovi, i due re e le due regine tutti vanno nello stesso scatolo
When the chess game is over, the pawns, rooks, knights, bishops, kings, and queens all go back into the same box

Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro
He who finds a friend, finds a treasure

Amico di tutti e di nessuno e tutt'uno
A friend to all and a friend to none is one and the same

L'amore e cieco
Love is blind

Non tutti quelli che hanno lettere sono savi
Not all those who are learned are wise

Il bugiardo vuola buona memoria
The liar needs a good memory

La gente in case di vetro non dovrebbe gettare le pietre
People in glass houses should not throw stones

Una volta un ladro sempre un ladro
Once a thief always a thief

Ogni regola ha un' eccezione
Every rule has an exception

Uno chi fa il letto deve trovarsi in esso
One who makes his bed must lie in it

Non giudicare un libro dalla relativa copertura
Don't judge a book by its cover

La lingua non ha osso ma rompe l'osso
The tongue has no bone but it breaks bone

Si pigliano piu mosche in una gocciola di miele che in un barile d'aceto
You catch more flies with honey than a barrel of vinegar

Uno sciocco e il suo denaro son presto separati
A fool and his money are soon parted