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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) La superbia va a cavallo e torna a piedi.
o in English: The proud go by horseback and return by foot.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) Contadino, scarpe grosse e cervello fino.
o in English: Peasant, big shoes and fine brain.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) Si carute rai liette.
o in English: (Literally) Fell off the bed. (Meaning) Said of someone who is in such a hurry in the morning to get to work or elsewhere that he ends up either hurting himself or making a mess of things. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress #3a47855r
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian (Dialect) Tjenghe 'na favecette che va 'n onze 'a sere me fa reji manze manze.
o in English: (Literally) Having a sickle, it's a marvel in the evening I am back from work . (Meaning): It's a marvel that having had to work so hard with a sickle all day I am able to return home at all, tired out and dour. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #93888
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi neozia campa e chi fatica crepa.
o in English: (Literally) Those who are in business live, and those who have to work die. (Meaning) Businessmen prosper and those who work the land struggle to make ends meet. | Contributed by: Image Courtesy of New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #124200
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian (Dialect) Li sfaccennati, lavoreno comme cani legati.
o in English: Lazy people work like dogs who are tied up. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1255769
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) Ru pesce ruasse ze magne ru pescerille.
o in English: The big fish eat the little fish. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3g09663r
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Piedmont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Piedmont
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi casca n' pocerta a perd ij amis e'l parenta.
o in English: Who falls into poverty loses his friends and relatives. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #0733r
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Piedmont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Piedmont
o in Italian: (Dialect) Al mund l'e cume l'arca da Noe, tonti bes-ci e pooch oman.
o in English: The world is like Noah's Ark -- many animals and few men. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b50761r
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Puglia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Puglia
o in Italian: (Dialect) Tre so li putuiend': lu Puapa, lu Rue e chi non tene niend'.
o in English: (Literally) Three are the mighty of the earth: the Pope, the king and he who has nothing. (Meaning -- said sarcastically) The most powerful individuals in the world are: The Pope, the King and the man who has nothing. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1259177
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