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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying on Immigration
Folk Sayings on Immigration
o in Italian: (Dialect): Guadagnu luntanu arresta pri la via.
o in English: (Literally) Winnings made from afar end up on the road. (Meaning) If you make your profit far from home, the profit will be eaten up long before you return home. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #488659
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Sicily, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money -- by Region -- Sicily
in Italian: (Dialect) Pocu servi lu guadagun s' 'un si sapi manteniri.
in English: (Literally) Gain doesn't amount to much if one doesn't know how to maintain it. (Meaning) Getting lots of money doesn't amount to much if you spend the money rather than save it. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1256241
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Valle d'Aosta, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- by Region -- Valle d'Aosta
o in Italian: Un uomo senza soldi e un lupo senza denti.
o in English: A man without money is like a wolf without teeth.
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Money -- by Region -- Veneto
in Italian: (Dialect) Veciaja, debiti e morte non bussano mai alla porta.
in English: Old age, debts and death don't ever need to be at the door. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3a26861r
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Chi no tien conto de on scheo, no vale on scheo.
o in English: (Literally) Who doesn't take into account money, is not worth any money. Meaning: Who doesn't value the worth of a dollar, isn't worth a penny. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #816732
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Money -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) Ci gh'a schei, gh' a rason.
o in English: Who has money, has reason. (Meaning) Money is power. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #810908
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Veneto, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Money -- by Region -- Veneto
o in Italian: (Dialect) I nostri veci se g'a magna i schei e ne g'a lassa i proverbi.
o in English: Our old people eat up our money and leave us nothing but proverbs. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1541713
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Around the world | | Date: n.d. | Notes: For proverbs or folk sayings on "Money Matters" from ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH and GERMAN speaking countries see: "Folk Sayings on Money/AROUND THE WORLD."
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