Proverbs and old sayings, page 1887

43574 proverbs and old sayings

It takes both luck and good fortune just to fry eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about good luck, bad luck, wealth, good

Alacci, remove the bones and be left with the bother.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Don't kneel in front of a saint who doesn't perspire.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about saints

Around and around, the moth dies in the candle flame.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Daughter of a cat, if she doesn't bite she scratches.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Use the chicken for broth and the pullet for its meat.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about use

Who makes baskets, makes some ugly and some beautiful.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

It's pointless to fish if there's no bait on the hook.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about pointless, fishing

Monks have both a capacious sleeve and a tight sleeve.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

At the dining table you should eat without constraint.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

A horse without spurs is like a ship without a rudder.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

There's no plan that can handle the vagaries of March.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Buy at the cost of four and sell at the cost of eight.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about commerce

A wealthy man is a wise man: a poor man knows nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man, nothing

Who approaches women penniless will be told: get lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

When you're enjoying prosperity, be wary of adversity.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about prosperity, contentment

It's better to have ringworm than a farm and vineyard.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Do what you have to do and don't watch what others do.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

When death is near, neither doctors nor medicine help.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about medicine, help, death

All the fruit will mature in a warm and dry September.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian