Don't have the appetite of Miss Julia who, when she had meat, wanted chick peas.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
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1208 proverbs and old sayings sicilian
Harvest the grapes as soon as they mature while there is still good dry weather.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about weather, good, good luck
Bypass monks with a big stride; have nothing to do with priests, except at Mass.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about nothing
How much is prestige worth, not as much as Palermo, if you take away the saints.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about prestige, saints
A lady has to be of the right cut and the right measure to make a pretty figure.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about rightness, measure
Whoever exchanges some lard for some other lard, one or the other must be rancid.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Whoever rides into the flood, either does not own the animal or doesn't value it.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about value
Who goes to the fair without money, goes with one problem and returns with three.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about money
While we are the Pope we'll pontificate; who knows if we'll be Pope another time.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about time
The summer that yields lots of pumpkins and horse radish doesn't fill the larder.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Everyone knows that you mustn't praise a good wine, a good horse and a good wife.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about praise, good, good luck, wine, wife
April, as you see me; May, as I stay; June, as I am; by July, let everything fly.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Whoever goes on foot during April and May, goes on horseback the rest of the year.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about rest
The love of a soldier doesn't last long; when the drum rolls; Good bye, dear lady.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about love, good, good luck
Do a good job of rooting out the turf and you'll prosper enough to enjoy focaccia.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about good, good luck
When you think you have the wind at your back, that's when you'll be disappointed.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
A red sky means either water or wind; if it doesn't rain, it will be fair weather.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about weather, rain, sky, water
You don't spin, you don't weave, or wind, so where did you get this pile of money?
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about money
The pig says: give to me and I'll give to you, don't tell me how long it's taking.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Who waits hoping in plans and dreams, loses time, and collects flies and troubles.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about problems, dream, time
