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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: La gente in case di vetro non dovrebbe gettare le pietre.
o in English: People in glass houses should not throw stones.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Fidarsi e bene, non fidarsi e meglio.
o in English: To trust is good, not to trust is better.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Domandare e lecito, rispondere e cortesia. Cortesia schietta, domanda non aspetta.
o in English: If a question is asked nicely, the right thing to do is to answer; if a question is not asked nicely, one does not have to answer.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Scopa nuova, scopa bene.
o in English: (Literally) New broom, good broom. (Equivalent) A new broom sweeps clean.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi parla in faccia non e traditore.
o in English: He who speaks to your face is not a traitor.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Tu duca, tu signore e tu maestro.
o in English: You are my guide, my lord and my master.
[Note: said by Dante Alighieri to Virgil before entering hell]*
* from Wikipedia
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Detto fatta.
o in English: No sooner said than done.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Vivi e lascia vivere.
o in English: Live and let live.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Benvenuti in questa casa.
o in English: Welcome to this home.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Dio benedici questa casa.
o in English: God bless this house.
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