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Italian Proverb
After the game the King and pawn go into the same box. (competition)
Of what does not concern you say nothing good or bad. (communication)
He that jokes confesses. (confession)
Our last garment is made without pockets. (death and dying)
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box. (death and dying)
Who goes to Rome a beast returns a beast. (cities and city life)
Speak of the Devil and he appears. (devil)
The person who lives by hope will die by despair. (despair)
There is no robber worse than a bad book. (books - reading)
To him who is determined it remains only to act. (determination)
Beware of one who has nothing to lose. (caution)
He who enjoys good health is rich, though he knows it not. (health)
Big mouthfuls often choke. (greed)
The healthy die first. (health)
Often he who does too much does too little. (focus)
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. (experience)
He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive. (flattery)
The fool has to do at last what the wise did at first. (fools and foolishnes)
Hunger is the best sauce. (hunger)
The buyer needs a hundred eyes; the seller but one. (market)
The right man comes at the right time. (leaders and leadersh)
Never do that by proxy which you can do yourself. (leaders and leadersh)
The person who lives with cripples will soon learn to limp. (influence)
He who is not impatient is not in love. (love)
The best way to get praise is to die. (praise)
He who knows little quickly tells it. (knowledge)
He gains a great deal who loses a vain hope. (hope)
Substance is not enough, accident is also required. (luck)
Hope is the last to abandon the unhappy. (hope)
Moderate profits fill the purse. (moderation)
Where gold speaks every tongue is silent. (money)
At a round table there is no dispute about place. (status)
Money begets money. (money)
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity. (pity)
Voice of one, voice of none. (power)
Misfortune does not always result in harm. (misfortunes)
The best armor is to keep out of range. (strategies)
If the wife sins, the husband is not innocent. (men and women)
A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt. (thoughts and thinkin)
He who knows little knows enough if he knows how to hold is tongue. (speakers and speakin)
The rich never have to seek out their relatives. (relatives)
After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how she might have been saved. (solutions)
Reason lies between the bridle and the spur. (reason)
The just man may sin with an open chest of gold before him. (sin)
When God punishes a land, he deprives it leaders of wisdom. (punishment)
When the danger is past God is cheated. (danger)
Not everything which is bad comes to hurt us. (adversity)
Hasty climbers have sudden falls. (ambition)
Old wine and friends improve with age. (alcohol and alcoholi)
Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out. (action)
A little man often cast a long shadow. (appearance)
Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. (welfare)
Of the wealth of the world each has as much as they take. (wealth)
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