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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect)Chi ammazza gatti e chen o no fa mai ciu de ben.
o in English: Those who kill cats and dogs never do anything that's good. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #04800r
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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Good and Evil -- Vice -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi dixe ma de mi dietro a-e mae spalle parla a-o mae pane.
o in English: Who speaks ill of me behind my back, speaks to my behind. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3a17089r
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- -- by Region -- Molise)
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (dialect): Rispettu v vicin' che arriva prima du parent'.
o in English: Be nice to your neighbor, as he might come to your aid before your relatives.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi te vo bene ve n'a case, chi te vo' male te manna chiama.
o in English: (Literally) Who loves you comes and visits you at home, who wishes you harm calls you up.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue
o in Italian (Dialect): Aprile fa ru ciore e maggio fa l'unore.
o in English: (Literally) April makes the flower and May makes the honor. (Meaning) Sometimes it takes time for the fruit of a good work to fully mature.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good & Evil -- Virtue -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: (Dialect) Ogne picca jjove.
o in English: (Literally) Every little thing is useful. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #ps_prn-cd33-480
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil - Virtue -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (Dialect): U buon indenditore mezze perole i bashte.
o in English: (Literally) A good listener only needs to hear half a word and that's enough. (Meaning) A good listener understands without a lot being said.
Contributed by Tony Fantillo
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Friends & Relatives by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (Dialect): Chi me batezze m'e cumpare.
o in English: (Literally) He who baptizes me is my godfather. (Meaning) Those who are nice to me, I'll be nice to them.
Contributed by Tony Fantillo
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: So sono rose, fioriranno.
o in English: (Literally) If it's rosy [ready to bloom] it will flower. (Equivalent) Time will tell.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (dialect): Fa bene e scordt', fa male e piensc'.
o in English: It's best to forget [unhappy events], it's does no good to dwell on them.
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