Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
expects rope
He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.
asking impossible obtain
By asking for the impossible we obtain the possible
seeks
He that seeks to have many friends never has any
eaten himself shall sheep wolf
He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by a wolf
hanged months rich six
If you would be rich in a year, you may be hanged in six months
blood common general great
The common soldier's blood makes the general great
ashes dog trusted
The dog that licks ashes is not to be trusted with flour
expected gift given
A gift long expected is sold, not given
bee gathers honey lifetime sting
All the honey a bee gathers during its lifetime doesn't sweeten its sting