God protect you from the man who looks down at the ground and the woman who looks up to heaven.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about woman, god, man, contentment
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First harvest honey and wax during the day, then dance and play in the open during the evening.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about dance, day
When you see a sheep's wool sky you know, if it doesn't rain today, it will rain in the morning.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about rain, sky, contentment
Inexperienced young men are better off not marrying: Stay away from women! you'll be better off.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man, contentment
A man is never so ridiculous by those qualities that are his own as by those he affects to have.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man
The old never lack for a story when they're standing in the sun or in front of a warm fireplace.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sun, old, olderness
If you urge the donkey on, you'll arrive late, if you let the donkey amble, you'll arrive early.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
Open your eyes and your ears when contracting, because the agreed upon circumstances mean a lot.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about circumstances, eyes
Monreale, a city without comfort, either it rains, or the wind blows, or bells ring for the dead.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about city
A hitch makes a calf, a sty makes a pig, the open field makes lamb, the hay barn makes a kid goat.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Who has many comforts and does not use them, won't find a confessor who will grant him absolution.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about absolution, use
When you go to steal a sheep and you're succeeding, take a big one because the small one will grow.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
From twenty to thirty, neither pulling nor pushing, from thirty on up a woman is of no further use.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about use, woman
A sick person can eat a fig that's ringed with a crown; the burgisotta fig is a treat for the girl.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about people
You drive a donkey with a stick, an ox and a mule with a prod, and the horse with a whip and spurs.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
As you pay the price with the fertilizer, the hoe and pruning determines the harvest of the olives.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment
There are three who have to give an accounting to God; the judges, the priests, and the godparents.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about judges, god
When the fields are flooded you'll have hunger, when they're snow covered there'll be plenty to eat.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about hunger, contentment
Prepare the sickles in May, use the sickles in June, and in July carry the sickles to the tool shed.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about tools, use
When in March sun and water are taking turns with water and sun, the mules end up doing the carrying.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sun, water, end
