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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Money -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi ride in gioventu, piange in vecchiaia.
o in English: (Literally) He who laughs while he is young, cries when he is old. (Double meaning) If you don't work hard and save your money when you're young, you'll die in the poor house.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Work -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Pane di governo, pane eterno.
o in English: (Literally) Bread from the government -- bread eternal. (Meaning) You can't beat a government job. It will set you for life. Or, you've got it made.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Poverty -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: I mendicanti non hanno diritto a scelta.
o in English: (Literally) A beggar has no right to select. (Equivalent) Beggars can't be choosers.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi ha avuto ha avuto e chi cha dato ha dato.
o in English: Who has been given has been given, and who has given has given.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Work -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi ama il suo lavoro lo fa bene.
o in English: Those who love their work do it well.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Poverty -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: La fame caccia il lupo dal bosco.
o in English: Hunger drives the wolf out of the woods.
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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 does it himself, does the work of three. (Meaning) Do it yourself if you want it done right.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Dare a Cesare quel che e di Cesare, dare a Dio quel che e di Dio.
o in English: (Literally) Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give to God what belongs to God. (Equivalent) Give credit where credit is due.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Chi lava il capo all'asino perde il ranno e il sapone.
o in English: (Literally) He who scrubs the head of an ass wastes his soap. (Equivalent) All for nothing.
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Italy | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Money Matters -- Italy (National)
o in Italian: Non e tutto oro quallo che luce.
o in English: All that glitters is not gold.
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