If Messina had gardens Palermo would be a bunch of poor country houses.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about garden, country
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1208 proverbs and old sayings sicilian
With a good farm, garden and vineyard, all your problems will be cured.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about problems, garden, good, good luck
If you give your goods without a pledge, you show little inventiveness.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
In war, hunting, and love you suffer a thousand pains for one pleasure.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about suffering, pleasure, war, love
Palermo is a tolerant man, whoever goes, goes and whoever comes, comes.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man
If someone can take whatever you have, give them whatever they ask for.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
You need to have patience in storms: you don't eat honey without flies.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about patience, need
Sausage from Mazzarino, c?lia from Caltagirone, and pasta from Vizzini.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
The ancient motto says: When you can eat the figs, prune the fig trees.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about old
Horses from Ragusa, mules from Spaccaforno, and jackasses from Modica.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
When the rooster crows off the hour, don't hesitate to adjust the time.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about time
Don't be foolish! because foolishness hits the mark and cursing doesn't.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
God save us from evil neighbors and from the indignation of the upright.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about god
Sow fava bean and flax with confidence while you still have a full silo.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Vegetable garden and mill, don't tell your neighbor how much they yield.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about garden
It's useless to change your state, if you don't have luck in your favor.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about state, change, bad luck, good luck
Palermitani, two tar? s for the bread drippings and two grains for bread.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Crowd around for the getting, move out of the way when it's time to pay.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about time
Completing a transaction with money borrowed at usury is a bad purchase.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about money, bad luck, bad
If the dowry doesn't support her, even the executioner is disinterested.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about executioners
