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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi si ferma e perduto.
o in English: Whoever stops is lost.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Tredici porta fortuna.
o in English: Thirteen brings good luck.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Ciascuno sa come si chiude la porta di casa sua.
o in English: Everyone knows how to close the door of their own home.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Fa il letto e spazza la ca'e chi tu sia nessun sapra'.
o in English: Make the beds and sweep the house, and no one will know who you are.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Niuno e savio d'ogni tempo.
o in English: No one is wise at all times.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: I meglio e nemico del bel bene.
o in English: (Literally) The best is the enemy of good. (Equivalent) Aiming for perfection backfires.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Dalla rapa non si cava sangue.
o in English: You can't get blood from a stone.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Non dare consigli a chi non il chiede.
o in English: Never give advice unless asked.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Le cattive nuove sono le prime.
o in English: (Literally) Bad news are the first [to be told]. (Equivalent) Bad news travels fast.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Avere l'acqua alla gola.
o in English: (Literally) To have water up to the throat. (Equivalent) To have few opportunities.
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