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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (Dialect): Pu can ze respettu patrone.
o in English (Literally): For the dog, you respect the owner. (Meaning) The rich are respected because of the power they yield and the things they own (and not for themselves).
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Molise | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Money -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian (Dialect) Se rhu priesc-te fosse vuone, se presc-tesse piure la moglie.
o in English: If the loan is made well, one can even lend one's wife. (English Equivalent) Everyone has a price. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of the New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #244592
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters (Poverty) -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (dialect): Quande a trippe e vacante, ne z'sone e ne z'cante".
o in English: When one's belly is empty, one can't sleep or sing.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: I soldi sone come i dolori, chi li ha se li tiene.
o in English: Money is like pain -- those who have it, keep it.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: I soldi sono come gli uccelli se volano, non il trovi piu.
o in English: Money is like a bird -- it flies away so fast, you can never find it.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Work -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian (Dialect) Fatie e guai ni shtrui mai.
o in English: Work and worries, you can never get rid of them.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- by Region -- Molise
Larino, Molise
o in Italian (Dialect): E repunne a pezze pe quanno fa u cavute.
o in English: (Literally) Save a rag for when you have a hole to patch. (Equivalent) Put money aside for a rainy day.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Work -- by Region -- Molise
o in Italian: Quando piove il patrone piange, e il garzone ride.
o in English: When it rains the farm owner cries, the day laborer laughs.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- by Region -- Molise
Casacalenda, Molise
o in Italian: Megghio poco che nienti.
o in English. Better to have something, than nothing.
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters
Casacalenda, Molise*
o in Italian (Dialect): U speragne e nu belle guadagne me vie pe reveta arrete, chi speragne.
o in English (Literally): To save earns one a lot but when you think it over, he who saves really wastes. (Meaning) Saving serves you well, but when you save too much you miss out on life.
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