Sea urchins, limpets, and crabs you spend a lot and eat nothing.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
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259 proverbs and old sayings sicilian about contentment
Meat makes meat, bread makes a paunch, and wine makes you dance.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
Eyes that you have made cry, cry; so it's no wonder if they tear.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
As long as you're moving about you can always regain good health.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
Don't join in the celebration or holiday if you feel disgruntled.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
A woman is like a cat: the more you pet her the better she feels.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
If you put seeds where there are rushes you won't gather toasties.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
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
Prune the vines on the January moon if you want to fill the casks.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
In January you slaughter the lambs in February you work the skins.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
When they give you a piglet, run there quickly with a little cord.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
If you don't want to attract attention, don't start something new.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
With two bits worth of a donkey you can earn more than with a mule.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
There are a hundred owners besides you until the wheat is harvested.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
When you see many dogs at a bone, it's best to make yourself scarce.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
Marry your children with their peers so you won't regret it someday.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
You find snails on the mountain slope with the dew from the ravines.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
You fool an old woman once; the next time she shuts the door on you.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
