Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
lost stitch thread unless
The stitch is lost unless the thread be knotted
count life nights
Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.
advantage finds
Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage
consuming itself lights others teacher
The teacher is like the candle, which lights others in consuming itself
corrupted last poet tongue
The tongue of a poet is always the last to be corrupted
sheets shoes wear
It is better to wear out one's shoes than one's sheets
bull easy frighten window
It is easy to frighten a bull from the window
asked counsel neither nor salt till
Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it
face
Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
care fox tail
Let every fox take care of his own tail
earth equal feet six
Six feet of earth make us all equal
knows might saved ship
When the ship has sunk everyone knows how she might have been saved
act determined remains
To him who is determined it remains only to act
answer quick slow
To a quick question, give a slow answer