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Who got up, lost his place, who sat down, found it.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Things for children, apple, almonds and hazel nuts.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about children, things

The devil laughs when the poor donates to the rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth, devil

A good vineyard provides bread, wine, and firewood.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wine, good, good luck

You don't cast a net into a river that has no fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about fishing, contentment

Religion will perish because of excessive comforts.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about religion

Spit at heaven and you'll get it back in your face.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about face, contentment

The one who does the dividing has the best portion.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

The fourth fever kills the old and cures the young.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about old, olderness

A smart man doesn't give his wife a lot of freedom.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about intelligence, wife, man

What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't believe.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about faith, eyes, heart

If you drink a belly full you'll regret it all day.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about regret, drinking, day, contentment

Water and sun make work, water and wind make grain.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water, sun, work

Love is the rock of youth and the shoal of old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about rocks, olderness, youth, age, love, old

The fellow roasts his fish in the flames of a fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about fishing, fire, fire brigade

Nothing can end favorably without heavenly guidance.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about end, nothing

When a poor man gets lucky, nothing can contain him.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about nothing, man

A woman without love is like a rose without a scent.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about woman, love

The man brings the good, but the woman maintains it.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about woman, good, good luck, man

Blessed is the house that has a son who is a cleric.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about home, house