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

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Un nemico è troppo e cento amici non bastano.
English translation: One enemy is too many and a hundred friends aren't enough.

Una mela al giorno leva il medico di torno.
English translation: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Una rondine non fa primavera.
English translation: One swallow does not make spring.

Una volta un ladro sempre un ladro.
English translation: Once a thief always a thief.

Uno chi fa il letto deve trovarsi in esso.
English translation: One who makes his bed must lie in it.

Uno sciocco e il suo denaro son presto separati.
English translation: A fool and his money are soon parted.

Uomo avvisato, mezzo salvato.
English translation: Forewarned is forearmed.

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