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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Aging -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Co ''eta avansa, l'omo fa el stomego, la dona pansa.
o in English: With the passing of the years, men get a big stomach and women, a big belly. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1614979
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Aging -- by Region -- Veneto
in Italian: (Dialect) Veciaja, debiti e morte non bussano mai alla porta.
in English: Old age, debts and death don't ever need to be at the door. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3a26861r
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Old Age -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) A sete ani i e putei, a setanta i e 'ncora quei.
o in English: At seven years old one is a child, at seventy one is still one. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3a45629r
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Old Age -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Un pare mantien sete fioi, e sete fioi no se boni da mantenere un pare.
o in English: A father can take care of seven children, but seven children cannot take care of one father. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #00015r
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Old Age -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) I nostri veci se g'a magna i schei e ne g'a lassa i proverbi.
o in English: Our old people eat up the money and leave us nothing but proverbs. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1541713
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Around the world | | Date: n.d. | Notes: For proverbs or folk sayings on "AGING" from ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH and GERMAN speaking countries see: "Folk Sayings on Aging/AROUND THE WORLD."
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