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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno
o in English: (Literally) Necessity makes one more ingenious. (Equivalent) Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Tutti gusti sono giusti.
o in English: (Literally) Everyone one's taste is his own. (Equivalent) There is no accounting for tastes. Or, to each is own.
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Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Non fare il passo piu lungo della gamba.
o in English: (Literally) Don't make a step longer than your leg. (Equivalent) Cross that bridge when you get to it.
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Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Tanti galli a cantar non fa mai giorno.
o in English (Literally) When too many roosters crow, morning never arrives. (Equivalent) Too many chiefs, not enough warriors.
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