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Sardinia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Aging -- by Region -- Sardinia
o in Italian (Dialect): Chie dormit a pizzinnu pianghet a bezzu.
o in English: (Literally) Who sleeps in his youth, cries in his old age. Meaning: One has to work hard when one is young, because if one is lazy when one is young, strong and healthy, one will end up being poor and miserable when one is old, feeble and unable to do any work. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #05273r
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Marche, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Aging -- by Region -- Marche
o in Italian: I soldi e gli anni non si rifiutano mai.
o in English: (Literally) Money and years one never refuses. (Meaning) No one in their right mind refuses money or more time to live.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Old Age -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise*
o in Italian (dialect): Quande erriva a settentine nu defiette ogne matine.
o in English: When you get to the 70s', there is a problem every morning.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Old Age -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (dialect): Nu padre campa dieci figli, dieci figl'n riescono a campa nu padr'.
o in English: A father can take care of ten children, but ten children can't manage to take care of one father.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Aging -- Old Women -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) Robba vjecchje 'n case de pazze more.
o in English: (Literally) An old dress dies in a crazy man's house. (Meaning) Someone would have to be crazy to want to have sex with an older woman. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #G00C119_001
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Old Age -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian: Lu pane a chi nun tene li dienti.
o in English: Bread is for those who don't have teeth.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Old Age -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) U vine e a menne di vejecchie.
o in English: (Literally) Wine is a mother to the old. (Meaning) Wine is as essential in old age as is a mother to a child.
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Piedmont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Aging -- by Region -- Piedmont
in Italian: (Dialect) El diau a l'e gram perche e veg.
in English: The devil is evil because he's old. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3g02795r
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Puglia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Aging -- by Region -- Puglia
o in Italian: Se vuoi vivere a lungo, devi mangiare, bere e dormire!
o in English: If you want to live long, you have to eat, drink and sleep.
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Puglia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Aging -- by Region -- Puglia
o in Italian: (Dialect) Bona giuv'ndu e mala v'cchiaia.
o in English: (Literally) Good youth and bad old age. (Meaning) Youth is good, and old age is awful. Or, if you spend your youth having fun rather than working and saving money, you'll be poor when you're old.
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