Whoever exchanges some lard for some other lard, one or the other must be rancid.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
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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, contentment
April, as you see me; May, as I stay; June, as I am; by July, let everything fly.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
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, contentment
When you think you have the wind at your back, that's when you'll be disappointed.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
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, contentment
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 about contentment
Who waits hoping in plans and dreams, loses time, and collects flies and troubles.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about problems, dream, time
Who doesn't make a knot at the end of the thread, loses the stitch more than once.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about end
To recognize a real friend, you have to together have eaten three bushels of salt.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about real estate, contentment
Who drinks at night, buys himself death, who drinks in bed, buys himself a coffin.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about night, death
The fish was so fresh that it was being cooked while its tail was still in the sea.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about being, fishing
Luck is the friend of jackasses and the crazy; it's a mortal enemy of the virtuous.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about bad luck, good luck, enemies
