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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Family -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Beata quella ca' che de vegi a ne fa.
o in English: (Literally) Blessed are those who also live with old people. (Meaning) Lucky are those who live in a household that includes old people as they will be able to learn from their experiences. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b20748r
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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Family -- Children -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi de figgei se mesccia de merda s'imbratta.
o in English: Who takes care of children will get dirty with shit. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3f03729r
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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Family -- Friendship (Negative) -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect)Chi ammazza gatti e chen o no fa mai ciu de ben.
o in English: Those who kill cats and dogs never do anything that's good. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3a17089r
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Lombardy, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Family -- Children -- by Region -- Lombardy
o in Italian: (Dialect) Fio piscinit, dispiase piscinit; fio grand, dispease grand.
o in English: Young children, small troubles; older children, big troubles. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1588532
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Lombardy, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Family -- by Region -- Lombardy
o in Italian: (Dialect) Nadal a ca' soa, Carnevale a casa dei matti, Pasqua dove capita.
o in English: Christmas at one's own house, Carnival at the house of crazy people, and Easter where it happens. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1587274
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Marche, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- by Region -- Marche
o in Italian: I figli sono come le galline: sporcano casa.
o in English: Children are like hens -- they soil the house.
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Marche, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- by Region -- Marche
o in Italian: Se la famiglia bene vuoi allevare, amore fiducia e bastone qualche volta devi usare.
o in English: If you want to raise your family well, love, confidence and a cane you must use.
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Marche, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Sayings or Proverbs on Family -- Relatives -- by Region -- Marche
Marche
o in Italian: Le tre "C" che la donna deve evitare sono: cugini, cognati e compare.
o in English: The three "Cs" that a woman must avoid are: cousins, brothers-in-law and godparents.
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Marche, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Friendship (Negative) -- by Region -- Marche
o in Italian: L'amicizia fatte in fretta dura poco.
o in English: Friendships made in a hurry don't last long.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on the Family -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian: Quando un bimbo soride dormendo anche un angelo sorride in cielo.
o in English: When a baby smiles in his sleep, an angel in heaven is smiling as well.
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