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The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about reason, heart

When a tree is falling, every one cries, down with it.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

If pride were an art, how many doctors we should have.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about art, magic, proudness

Dress up a stick and it does not appear to be a stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

It is no time to play chess when the house is on fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fire, fire brigade, home, house, time

To him who can take what thou hast, give what he asks.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

To him who gives you a pig you may well give a rasher.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about contentment

With so many roosters crowing, the sun never comes up.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about sun

Crooked by nature is never made straight by education.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about education, nature

He who doth his own business defileth not his fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about affair

He who doth the injury never forgives the injured man.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man

The fool has to do at last what the wise did at first.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

If the blind lead the blind, both fall into the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about blind, fall

There is never enmity between the cook and the butler.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about kitchen

He who esteems none but himself is as happy as a king.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about happiness

When the lion is dead the hares jump upon his carcase.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

The cask can give no other wine that that it contains.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about wine

He is miserable indeed that must lock up his miseries.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Every one thinks he has more than his share of brains.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

He that has swallowed the devil may swallow his horns.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil