Italian proverbs

The priest's friend loses his faith, the doctor's his health, and the lawyer's his fortune.

Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as in a looking glass.

The fox advised the others to cut off their tails, because he had left his own in the trap.

A mule that thinks he is a stag discovers his mistake when he comes to leap over the ditch.

If the hours are long enough and the pay is short enough, someone will say it's women's work.

The lives of doctors, the souls of priests, and the property of lawyers, are in great danger.

A book whos sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader into three.

There is no beard so well shaven but another barber will find something more to shave from it.

He who is an ass and thinks himself a stag, finds his mistake when he comes to leap the ditch.

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader into three.

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