Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
expects rope
He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.
foolish sheep wolf
It's foolish sheep that makes the wolf its confessor
count life nights
Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears.
advantage finds
Of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage
asking impossible obtain
By asking for the impossible we obtain the possible
expected gift given
A gift long expected is sold, not given
eaten himself shall sheep wolf
He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by a wolf
bad cannot changed plan
Any plan is bad that cannot be changed
lost stitch thread unless
The stitch is lost unless the thread be knotted
answer quick slow
To a quick question, give a slow answer
best succeeding
Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding
owned sins
Years and sins are always more than owned
conquered rome wealth
Wealth conquered Rome after Rome had conquered the world
alone peasant pope
The pope and a peasant know more between them than the pope alone