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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Work -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Lavora con la testa, non le mani.
o in English: Work with your head, not with your hands.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Work -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Quattordici mestieri, quindici infortuni.
o in English: (Literally) Fourteen trades, fifteen mishaps. (Equivalent): A jack of all trades is master of none.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Dio ci salvi dal povero arricchito e dal ricco impoverito.
o in English: God save us from the enriched poor and from the impoverished rich.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: I debit a su cu i conij.
o in English: Debts are like rabbits.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Money -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Nessun vizio e troppo caro, per chi getta via il denaro.
o in English: No (bad) habit costs too much for those who throw away their money. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #812217
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Money -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Quattrini e amicizia corrompono la giustizia.
o in English: (Literally) Money and friendship corrupt justice. (Meaning) If you have money or friends in high places then you can get the law to bend to your will. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #811821
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Due occhi per chi vende -- ma cento per chi prende.
o in English: (Literally) Two eyes for those who sell but 100 [eyes] for those who take. (Meaning) Venders have to have their eyes open when they're doing business, but those who buy their wares have to have 100 pairs of eyes opened. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #827442
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Dove c'e' un testamento, c'e' un parente.
o in English: Where there is a will (inheritance), there is a relative.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi piu ha, piu vuole.
o in English: Who has more, wants more.
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Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Work -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi fa da se, fa per tre.
o in English: (Literally) He who works by himself does the work of three people. (Meaning) If you want something done, do it yourself.
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