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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: L'uomo ama poco e spesso, la donna molto e raremente.
o in English: The man loves a little and often... the woman a lot and rarely.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Amore e pianto, vivono accanto.
o in English: Love and tears are inter-wined.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Uomo ammaliatoca, uccello in gabbia.
o in English: (Literally) Ensnared man, bird in a cage. (Meaning) A man taken in by a woman's charm is a man trapped.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: La bellezza va e viene -- la bonta si mantiene.
o in English: (Literally) Beauty comes and goes, kindness is maintained. (Meaning) Beauty doesn't last long, kindness lasts forever.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Donna buona -- vale una corona.
o in English: A good woman is worth a crown.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Si canta sempre di cuore -- quando si e pieni d'amore.
o in English: One sings from the heart when one is full of love.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: La bellezza, e gia ricchezza.
o in English: Beauty is instant wealth.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Cancella piu dolori una mano di donna, che dicci anni di vita.
o in English: It hurts more to be slapped by a woman, than to lose ten years of one's life.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Le donne fanno le chiacchiere, gli uomini fanno i fatti.
o in English: Women make chitchat, men make things happen. Or, Women talk, men act.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Onesta con gentilezza, supera ogni bellezza.
o in English: Honesty and kindness, is superior to every kind of beauty.
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