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o in Italian: Amor di madre, amore senza limiti.
o in English: A mother's love has no limits.
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o in Italian: L'affetto verso i genitori e fondamento di ogni virtu.
o in English: Loving one's parents is fundamentally the greatest virtue.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Una buona mamma vale cento maestre.
o in English: A good mother is worth a hundred teachers.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi si prede cura dei bambini deve accettare il bene ed il male.
o in English: Those whose job it is to take care of children have to accept the good with the bad.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Un bimbo che non gioca, felicita ne ha poca.
o in English: A child that doesn't play, happiness he has little of.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Le piante vogliono essera annaffiate, ma non affogate.
o in English: (Literally) Plants want to be taken care of, not suffocated. (Meaning) Over-protecting those one loves does them more harm than good.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Gatti e bambini -- piu belli da piccini.
o in English: Cats and children -- the younger they are the lovelier they are.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi si volta, e chi si gira, sempre a casa va finire.
o in English: No matter where you go or turn, you will always end up at home.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: "Tempo, marito e figli vengono come li pigli."
o in English: Weather, husbands and children take them as they come.
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o in Italian: Con bambini, vecchi e servi, non sfogate i vostri nervi.
o in English: With children, old people and servants, you shouldn't let them get under your skin (or make you nervous).
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