Italian proverbs

He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow.

A sailor must have his eye trained to the rocks and sands as well as the north star.

He has done like the Perugian who, when his head was broken, ran home for his helmet.

A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

When a man has fallen into the mire, the more he flounders the more he fouls himself.

A dog that bites silently. [An insidious tradcuer. He would kill you with an air-gun.]

If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.

Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.

You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

The Italians are wise before the act, the Germans in the act, the French after the act.

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