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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Animals -- Insects -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian (Dialect): Fa' i peduocchie.
o in English: (Literally) He is doing the lice. (Meaning) He's so lazy, all he does all day is squish lice. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #806284
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Sayings or Proverbs on Foxes -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Guardati dalla volpe, dal lupo, e dal tasso e dalle donne col culo basso.
o in English: Watch out for the wolf, the fox, [interest] rates, and women with low rear-ends. | Contributed by: Image Courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #481424
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Campania, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Foxes -- by Region -- Campania
CAMPANIA
o in Italian: (Dialect) Quanno chiove cco lo sole se marita la volpe.
o in English: (Literally) When it rains when it's sunny then the fox will marry. (Meaning) It's not going to happen.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Sayings or Proverbs on Lions, Tigers and Wild Cats -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Meglio un giorno da eone che centa da pecora.
o in English: Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep.
o in Italian: Al raglio si vede chi non e leone.
o in English: By his [donkey] bray one can see he's no lion.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Sayings or Proverbs on Animals and/or Beasts (general) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Fortunati gli animali che non leggona i giornali.
o in English: Lucky are the animals who don't have to read the newspapers. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3a48669
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Campania, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Sayings or Proverbs on Animals and/or Beasts (general) -- by Region
CAMPANIA
o In Italian: (Dialect) L'ammore e bello, ma 'a famma e 'na brutta bestia.
o in English: (Literally) Love is beautiful, but hunger is an ugly beast. (Meaning) Love is beautiful, but hunger is an ugly beast so avoid marrying in the heat of passion as it can ruin you financially.
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Piemont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Beasts (general) -- by Region -- Piedmont
o in Italian: (Dialect) Al mund l'e cume l'arca da Noe, tonti bes-ci e pooch oman.
o in English: The world is like Noah's Ark -- many animals and few men. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b50761r
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Around the World | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: For proverbs or folk sayings on Animals, including Cats, Dogs, Horses, Donkeys, Chickens, Foxes etc. from English, Spanish, French and German speaking countries see: "Folk Sayings on Animals/AROUND THE WORLD."
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