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Italian Proverbs: Proverbi Italiani
Italian sayings, proverbs, adages, mottos, epigrams, and aphorisms

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Mal comune, mezzo gaudio.
English translation: Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Matrimoni e viscuvati, di lu celu su mannati. (Sicilian proverb)
English translation: Weddings and spiritual matters are heaven sent.

Meglio essere invidiati che compiatiti.
English translation: Better to be envied than pitied.

Meglio il marito senz'amore, che con gelosia.
English translation: Better to have a husband without love than one who is jealous.

Meglio l'uovo oggi, che la gallina domani.
English translation: A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Meglio tardi, che mai.
English translation: Better late than never.

Meglio un giorno da leone che cento da pecora.
English translation: Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep.

Moglie e buoi dei paesi tuoi.
English translation: Marry a woman from your own neighborhood.

Morto un papa, se ne fa un altro.
English translation: Life goes on.

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