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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Family -- Home-Sweet-Home -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) A fimmina fa a casa e a fimmina a spascia.
- in English: It's the woman who turns a house into a home, and it's the woman who can ruin it as well.
o in Italian: (Dialect) Quannu la fimmina rinou si spusa [risposa] la bon 'armuzza [anima] va per casa.
- in English: When a woman rests, a good spirit goes through the house.
o In Italian: (Dialect) Suli cauru cu assai ventu vaju a casa e su cuntentu.
- in English: Hot sun, much wind, I go home and I am happy. | Contributed by: Image Courtesy of The Library of Congress # 3a51040r
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Tuscany, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Family -- Relatives -- by Region -- Tuscany
o in Italian: Chi si marita con parenti, corta vita e lunghi tormenti.
o in English: He who marries a relative: (will have) a short life and a long list of problems. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #1739r
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Tuscany, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Family -- by Region -- Tuscany
o in Italian: Le donne e i ragazzi debbon parlare quando piscian le galline.
o in English: (Literally) Women and children should speak when the hens pee. (Meaning) Women and children should keep their mouths shut.
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Tuscany, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Family -- Friendship -- by Region -- Tuscany
o in Italian: Chi ama tutti non ama nessuno.
o in English: Who loves everybody, doesn't love anybody. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #812217
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Friendship -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi ga un amigo ga qualchedun, chi ga parenti no ga nissun.
o in English: Who has a friend has someone, who has relatives has no one. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #85987
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Mothers -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Amor de mare, amor de mato.
o in English: The love of a mother, the love of a mad woman. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #00035r
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Family -- Children -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) I putei se sempre col beco a moia come le galine.
o in English: Babies (or young children) always have their mouths open like chickens. (Meaning) Very small children always want something to eat. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b138075
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Mothers -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: Cuore di mamma, cuore che non inganna.
o in English: (Literally) The heart of a mother -- a heart that does not deceive. (Meaning) A mother's love has no strings attached. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #00013r
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Fathers -- 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 Sayings or Proverbs on Relatives -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi ga un amigo ga qualchedun, chi ga parenti no ga nissun.
o in English: Who has a friend has someone, who has relatives has no one. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #1351r
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