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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Non parlare, baciami.
      o in English: Do not talk, kiss me.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Chi s'assomiglia si piglia.
      o in English: (Literally) Those who look alike take to each other. Or Those who look alike, end up with each other.
      o Meaning: Those who look alike are attracted to each other.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Sfortuna al gioco, fortuna in amore.
      o in English: Unlucky at cards, lucky in love.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Il vero amore e senza rimpianti.
      o in English: Real love is without regret.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Amore senza sofferenz e molto raro.
      o in English: Love without pain is very rare.
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Una donna perfetta, e la cosa piu nobile della terra.
      o in English: A perfect woman is the most noble thing in the world.
     
      Contributed by Gemma Forliano
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Chi da donna e amato - e ricco e fortunato
      o in English: He who is loved by a woman is fortunate and rich.
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Quella destinata per te, nessuno la prendera.
      o in English: (Literally) No one will take the one who is destined for you. (Equivalent) True love waits.
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Dio li fa e pil li accoppia.
      o in English: (Literally) God makes them and then mates them. (Meaning) A match made in heaven ('Cause they're both so strange they deserve each other).
     
     
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Italy
Date: Centuries-old
Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
     
      o in Italian: Sul prato sboccia un fiore, dal cuore sgorga amore.
      o in English: In the meadows grows a flower, in the heart: love.
     
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