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o in Italian: Se la tua vita di notte e'buona, tu pensi che hai tutto.
o in English: If your life at night is good, you think you have everything.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Donna prudente, donna eccellente.
o in English: A prudent woman is a good woman.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare la donna mia.
o in English: So kind and so honest my lady appears to be. [Note: Famous opening lines of Dante Alighieri's Sonnet 26 from La Vita Nuova]*
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: L'amore e forte come la morte.
o in English: Love is strong -- like death.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Occhio scuro e cappello biondo e il piu bello del mondo.
o in English: Dark eyes and blond hair are the most beautiful in the world.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Questa la vita e qui il giore, un'ora di abrrezzo e poi moire.
o in English: (Literally) This is life and this is joy: an hour of embracing and then to die.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Gli amori nouvi fanno dimenticare i vecchi.
o in English: A new love helps you forget the old one.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi per amor si piglia, per rabbia si scapiglia.
o in English: Those who fight over love end up pulling their hair out.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Lagrime di done, fontana di malizia -- a donna piangente, non credere niente.
o in English: The tears of women are just a fountain of malice -- don't be taken in by them.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Si una donna e tranquila, ha bisogno di un uomo.
o in English: If a woman is at peace, she needs a man [who will put an end to it].
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