Proverbs and old sayings, page 1895

43574 proverbs and old sayings

When the poor man patches himself up, he seems newly dressed.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man

Give monks a wide berth, and as for priests just attend Mass.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Use your time as best you can, keeping the hoe and oxen ready.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about use, time

You're young if you're healthy, and rich if you have no debts.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth

Being in love with a married woman is living on borrowed time.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about being, woman, time, love

A stone that gathers no moss will be washed away by the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

With selling and buying there are neither friends nor cronies.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

You never get enough of kissing a sweetheart or eating snails.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about kiss

If you want a faithful dog start rearing him when he is young.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Who is defeated by words is not always convinced by the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about truth

Preparing for the holiday is neither enlightening nor lasting.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about holidays

A bequest, a found treasure, and parsimony make a man wealthy.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about treasure, man

Oregano and wild mint, if one does poorly, the other is worse.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

It's insane to oppose when you can neither win nor compromise.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Whoever falls in love with an old person laments their fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth, people, love, old, olderness

When the cost is high think about it, when it's low, buy a lot.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about commerce

When a rich man comes to bad times, he doesn't know what to do.

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

It's a good marriage when he's twenty eight and she's eighteen.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about marriage, good, good luck

Better to die and have something to leave than to live wanting.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Who practices with the lame will be able to limp within a year.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian