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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cui nun voli focu, livassi li ligna.
o in English: Who doesn't want a fire, should leave the logs alone. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library,Digital Gallery #1531226
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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cui di la propria libbirta si spogghia, sempri si trova cu affannu e cu dogghia.
o in English: He who has been stripped of his rightful liberty will always have trouble breathing, and be in great pain.
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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cu' 'nsapi l'arti chiuri a putia.
o in English: Who doesn't know his craft, closes shop. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library,Digital Gallery # 824330
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Valle d'Aosta, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Valle d'Aosta
o in Italian: Un anno buono compensa uno cattivo.
o in English: A good year compensates for a bad one.
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Fortune & Fate -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Ci gh'a schei, gh' a rason.
o in English: Who has money, has reason. (Meaning) Money is power. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #810908
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Around the world | | Date: n.d. | Notes: For proverbs or folk sayings on "Fate and Fortune" from ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH and GERMAN speaking countries see:
"Folk Sayings on Fate and Fortune/AROUND THE WORLD."
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