The mature fruit is cooked in August and dished out in September.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
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1208 proverbs and old sayings sicilian
Don't join in the celebration or holiday if you feel disgruntled.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about holidays, contentment
Never trust your friend with a secret unless he is mute or a dog.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about secret
A bird shows its worth with its song, an intellect by its speech.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Grief for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sadness, pain, husband
A woman is like a cat: the more you pet her the better she feels.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about pets, woman, contentment
Whoever buys useless things will soon be selling his necessities.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about things
An overbearing wife and a shouting husband will never be in peace.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about husband, peace, wife
If you put seeds where there are rushes you won't gather toasties.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
Men are not weighed by hundredweight, but by the ounce, like gold.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man
Better to be born a limpet in the sea, than a load bearing donkey.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
At Caltagirone a hairy conscience and a crown with fifteen places.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about conscience
If you see a Greek and a wolf, avoid the wolf and shoot the Greek.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
Once you've used enough seasoning; using more will spoil the dish.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
You can't drive donkeys without a stick, nor horses without spurs.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
One hair from the head of a woman pulls more than a ship's hauser.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about heads, woman
Prune the vines on the January moon if you want to fill the casks.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about moon, contentment
Only he knows how to command, who knows the one who is commanding.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Where there are monks and priests, there is adultery and beatings.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
January chicks fill the hen house, August chicks fill the baskets.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about home, house
