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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) Lu malu guadagnatu prestu e cunsumatu.
o in English: (Literally) Ill-gotten gains are consumed quickly. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #828402
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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good & Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cui perdi l'onuri, nun lu trova cchiu.
o in English: Who loses his honor, will never find it again.
| Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1111775
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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Sicly
o in Italian: Ognunu pensa a lu propriu guadagnu e si joca accussi a gabba cumpagnu.
o in English: (Literally) Everyone thinks of his own gain and so will even play against his companion. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #828370
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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good & Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cu' ammuccia zoccu fa, e signu chi mali fa.
o in English: Who hides what he is doing, is a sign he is doing something bad. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #827003
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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good & Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Sicily
o in Italian: (Dialect) Si lassi la cascia aperta, macari lu santu pecca.
o in English: (Literally) If you leave the door of your house open, even the saints might be tempted to sin.
- Meaning: If you don't want to lose your belongings or if you don't want to get defrauded etc., you must take the necessary precautions.
| Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Galelry #1624077
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Southern Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue
o in Italian: (Dialect) Sant' Antoni' dala barba bianca fam trua quel che me manca. Sant' Antoni dala barba blu, fam trua quel qu perdu.
o in English: [Well-known prayer] St. Anthony of the white beard help me find what I am missing. St. Antony of the blue beard, help me find what I have lost.
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Tuscany, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Tuscany
o in Italian: Le donne dicono sempre il vero, ma non lo dicono tutto intero.
o in English: Women always speak the truth, but not the whole truth. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #824906
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Sayings or Proverbs on Good & Evil -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi ga un amigo ga qualchedun, chi ga parenti no ga nissun.
o in English: Who has a friend has someone, who has relatives has no one. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #1351r
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Sayings or Proverbs on Good and Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) L'amigo del prete perde la relijon, l'amigo del dotore perde la salute, l'amigo del'avocato perde la causa.
o in English: The friend of a priest loses his religion [faith], the friend of a doctor loses his health, the friend of a lawyer loses his case. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b19427r
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Around the world | | Date: n.d. | | Notes: For proverbs or folk sayings on "Good and Evil" from ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH and GERMAN speaking countries see: "Folk Sayings on Virtuous Living/AROUND THE WORLD." | Contributed by: Image of Christopher Columbus courtesty of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1216726
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