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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Pizzica e basa non fannu pertusa.
o in English: Little pinches and kisses don't make holes (or do any harm).
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Donni e motori sunnu duluri i cori [mal di cuore].
o in English: Women and motors are hard on the heart.
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Tira cchju nu pilu i fissa nta la nchjanata ca na paricchja i voi nta la scinduta.
o in English: One female pubic hair can pull more than a pair of oxen going downhill. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress #3b21624r
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Cumandari e megghjiu 'i futtiri.
o in English: (Literally) Commanding is better than having sex. (Meaning) Being the head of a household and having the last word feels better than making love. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #39132
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Calabria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- by Region -- Calabria
o in Italian: (Dialect) Si 'vo viriri nu masculu valenti, mentinci 'na fimmina ravanti!
o in English: If you want to find out the worth of a man, put a woman in front of him. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #1301r
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Campania, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- by Region -- Campania
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi te vole bene te fa chiagne, chi te vole male te fa ride.
o in English: The one who loves you makes you cry, the one who wishes you ill makes you laugh.
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Campania, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- by Region -- Campania
o in Italian: (Dialect) La femmena senza pietto ea com' a lu lietto senza cuscino.
o in English: A woman without a bosom is like a bed without a cushion.
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Campania, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- by Region -- Campania
o in Italian: (Dialect) Tre songo le cose amare: la femmena, lu fuoco e lu mare.
o in English: Here are three things to love: women, fire and the sea.
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Campania, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love (Women) -- by Region -- Campania
Naples, Campania
o in Italian (Dialect): L'omo che podda fare bichin'a vonella.
o in English: (Literally) What can a man do alongside a skirt? (Equivalent) Women get in the way of getting things done.
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Campania, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Love -- Prostitutes -- by Region -- Campania
o in Italian: (Dialect) Addo nun ce stanno campane, nun ce stanno puttane.
o in English: (Literally) Where there are no campaigns, there are no prostitutes. Meaning: If there are no places where prostitutes can ply their trade, you'll not find any. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #PS_CPS_CD7_110
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