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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Amaru u picculu ca va intr'u granne.
o in English: (Literally) Love the little thing that goes in the big one. (Meaning) The little fish are eaten by the big fish, and the big fish are eaten by the bigger ones, so one has to have love and respect for all things that are little because they keep the world keeps going....
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) I rricchi su fatti e i poviri puru.
o in English: (Literally) The rich are made and the poor as well. (Meaning) Everyone comes in the world the same way. Or, All are equal in the eyes of God.
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) U tempu e maashtru [maestro] di cosi.
o in English: (Literally) Time is the master of all things. (Equivalent) Timing is everything.
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cu non havi forza opira ngegni [cervello].
o in English: He who does not have strength has to use his brains.
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune - by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) N'annu non e mal'annu e sa mal'annu fussi, passeria.
o in English: (Literally) A year is not all bad, and if it is very bad, it will pass. (Equivalent) Don't worry, be happy.
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Quandu veni u nd'hai beni, o mori o peri.
o in English: (Literally) When you start to feel good, death is near by. (Meaning: By the time you are financially secure, death is around the corner. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3g03651r
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cu cumanda non suda.
o in English: (Literally) Who commands does not sweat. (Meaning) Who is in charge and/or who is rich does not have to work hard and sweat like a pig because others are doing the work for him. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #811570
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate & Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) A morti e a sorta stannu arretu a porta.
o in English: Death and one's fate are behind the door.
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate & Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cu mania non penia.
o in English: Who commands does not suffer. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1638607
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate & Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Mali non fari, paura non aviri.
o in English: Wrong don't do, fear will not have.
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