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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Dimmi chi pratichi e ti diru chi sei.
o in English: (Literally) Tell me who you hang out with, and I will tell you who you are. (Equivalent) You're friends become your family, so pick them wisely.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: A buon intenditor poche parole.
o in English (Literally) Few words to the knowledgeable. (Equivalent) A word to the wise (is sufficient).
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: La virtue e premio a se stessa.
o in English: Virtue is its own reward.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Meglio un giorno da eone che centa da pecora.
o in English: Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Meglio morire con onore, che vivere con vergogna.
o in English: Better to die with honor than to live with shame.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Non rendere mai male per male.
o in English: Never repay a wrong with a wrong.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi bene incommincia e a meta dell'opera.
o in English: Well begun is half done.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Non giudicare un libro dalla relativa copertura.
o in English: Don't judge a book by its cover.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Spesso si da per forza quel che fu chiesto per cortesia.
o in English: (Literally) One is often forced to do something that was asked out of courtesy. Meaning: One often does things out of a sense of duty, and not out of love.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Good and Evil -- Virtue -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Lupo non mangia lupo.
o in English: (Literally) Wolves don't eat wolves. (Meaning) Honor among thieves. Or, no matter how wicked someone is, there are still some things that he won't do.
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