Sicilian proverbs

The man with a beautiful wife is always singing, the one with little money is always counting.

Do you want to experience real thirst? Then try eating bitter cardoons and roasted fava beans.

If you wish someone evil, give him a horse, and if you wish him more evil, give him two horses.

God protect you from the man who looks down at the ground and the woman who looks up to heaven.

First harvest honey and wax during the day, then dance and play in the open during the evening.

When you see a sheep's wool sky you know, if it doesn't rain today, it will rain in the morning.

Inexperienced young men are better off not marrying: Stay away from women! you'll be better off.

A man is never so ridiculous by those qualities that are his own as by those he affects to have.

The old never lack for a story when they're standing in the sun or in front of a warm fireplace.

If you urge the donkey on, you'll arrive late, if you let the donkey amble, you'll arrive early.

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