Proverbs and old sayings about Contentment, page 217

5134 proverbs and old sayings about contentment

In war, hunting, and love you suffer a thousand pains for one pleasure.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

If someone can take whatever you have, give them whatever they ask for.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

You need to have patience in storms: you don't eat honey without flies.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

The ancient motto says: When you can eat the figs, prune the fig trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

Sow fava bean and flax with confidence while you still have a full silo.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

It's useless to change your state, if you don't have luck in your favor.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

In the countryside eat cardoon, because at the castle you'll eat pigeon.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

If you want to stay full of good health, always eat eggs and drink wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

When the Sirocco blows in the winter, you can expect rain at any moment.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

You can tell an educated person by their talk and bells by their ringing.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

Don't pass judgement on a work of art if you don't know how to create it.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

The good that you scoff at and ignore, you'll recognize when you lose it.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

The laying hen says: give me feed to fill my beak and I'll give you eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

You may crush, bleed, stamp on and scratch me, but I won't play with fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

When you have money you live happily, when you don't you lose your friends

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

Believe half what's recounted, the less you believe, the better you'll do.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

You need to first experience adversity, before you can handle high praise.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

When you uproot vines as you plant vines, you'll never harvest the grapes.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

When you want to serve your friend, you can't worry about your belongings.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

The meat from the castrated, from wherever you take it you trick yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment