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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino.
o in English: (Literally) The cat goes so often to the lard that she will eventually leave her paw print on it. (Meaning) Eventually if one keeps doing the same bad thing over and over again, one will get caught.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Con niente non si fa niente.
o in English: With nothing, one can do nothing.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian:; Chi giocca da solo non perde.
o in English: He who plays alone does not lose.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: L'aquila vola da sola.
o in English: The eagle flies alone.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Tirare i remi in barca.
o in English: (Literally) To pull in the rowing paddles in the boat. (Equivalent) To give up.
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Abruzzo, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Abruzzo
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi lascjie la via vecchjie pe' queli nove sa quell che lascjie, ma nen sza' quell che trov.
o in English: He who leaves his old life behind, knows what he left behind, but does not know what he will find.
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Basilicata, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Basilicata
o in Italian: Prendere le cose come vengono.
o in English: Take things as they come.
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Basilicata, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Basilicata
o in Italian: Una mano lava l'altra.
o in English: One hand washes the other.
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: I paroli da sira su nnenti a matina.
o in English: The words said at night mean nothing the next morning.
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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) Quanda a fortuna ti voli veni sula.
o in English: When fortune wants you, it will find you all by itself.
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