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The Italian proverbs below are furnished with either quite literal renderings, or English equivalents. - TK

Molto più fanno gli anni che i libri.
Years teach (know) more than books.

Gli amori nuovi fanno dimenticare i vecchi.
New love drives out the old.

Non si può bere (tenere la farina in bocca) e fischiare (soffiaare).
One cannot drink and whistle at once.

Poco e spesso riempe il borsellino.
Little and often fills the purse.

Una bugia tira l'altra (ne tira dieci).
One lie makes many.

Chi il suo cane vuole ammazzare, quacke scusa sa pigliare.
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.


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