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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Sogni d'oro.
      o in English: (Literally) Golden Dreams. (Equivalent) Sweet dreams.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Ogni vite vuole il suo palo.
      o in English: (Literally) Anyone who is alive wants his own ball to play with. (Meaning) Everyone wants to do his own thing.
     
      Contributed by Gemma Forliano
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: A correre e cagare ci si immerda i garretti.
      o in English: (Literally) By running and defecating at the same time, you'll get shit on your heels. (Meaning) Doing two things at the same time will result in a mess.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: chi la dura la vince.
      o in English: He who perseveres wins at last.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Chi po, non vo, chi vo, non po, chi sa, non fa; chi fa, non sa, e cosi, male il mondo va.
      o in English: Who can do, doesn't want to; who wants to, can't do; who knows how to do, won't do it; who does it, doesn't know how to, and so, badly goes the world.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fortune and Fate -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Chi lascia la strada vecchia per la nuova sa quel che lascia, ma non sa quel che trova.
      o in English: (Literally) Who leaves the old street for the new one, knows what he left but not what he'll find. (Equivalent) Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Anno nuova, vita nouva.
      o in English: New year, new life.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Chi tardi arriva male alloggia.
      o in English: (Literally) Who he arrives late, lodges poorly. (Equivalent) First come, first serve.
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Il buon giorno si vede la mattina.
      o in English: (Literally) You can tell if it's going to be a good day right from the start of the morning. (Equivalent) Make a good first impression {as that is what lasts).
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Fate and Fortune -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: A saper aspettare c'e tutto da guadagnare.
      o in English: (Literally) There is everything to be gained for those who know how to wait. (Equivalent) Everything comes to those who wait.
     
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