Men are as old as they feel, women as old as they look.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Feelings
Virtue comes not from chance but long study.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Chance
Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Advice
Drink water like an ox, wine like the king of Spain.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Kings
Speak of the Devil and he appears.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Evil
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Communication, Proverbs, Listening
If you have a good cellar at home don’t go drinking at the tavern.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Home
If the wife sins, the husband is not innocent.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Men and Women, Nature, Men & Women, Women, Men
Nothing improves the taste of pasta more than a good appetite.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Appetite
Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Attitude
Never point out the mistakes of another with a dirty finger.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Mistakes
The dying cannot leave their wisdom or experience to their heirs.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Experience
Often he who does too much does too little.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Focus, Concentration
The best advice one can give to the hungry is bread.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Advice
Conscience is as good as a thousand witnesses.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Conscience
The person who lives by hope will die by despair.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Despair
Break the legs of an evil custom.
—Italian Proverb
Of the wealth of the world each has as much as they take.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Wealth
Of what does not concern you, say nothing good or bad.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Communication
The healthy die first.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Health
Old wine and friends improve with age.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Age, Alcoholism, Alcohol
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Influence, Sleeping, Leadership
He that has no patience has nothing at all.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Patience
Who goes to Rome a beast returns a beast.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Cities, City Life
He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Flattery, Proverbs, Desire
You don’t go to heaven in a carriage.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Heaven
The priest’s friend loses his faith, the doctor’s his health, and the lawyer’s his fortune.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Lawyers
Happiness that lasts too long spoils the heart.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Happiness, Heart
He dances well to whom fortune pipes
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Dance, Proverbs
When God punishes a land, he deprives it leaders of wisdom.
—Italian Proverb
Topics: Punishment