2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 103
2041.
You cannot draw blood from a turnip.2042.
You cannot make the mule drink when he is not thirsty.2043.
You cannot write down a meaningful silence.2044.
You don't go to heaven in a carriage.2045.
You have married a beauty? So much the worse for you.2046.
You must grease the wheels if you would have the car run.2047.
You must marry a widow while she is still mourning.2048.
You must shift your sail with the wind.2049.
You must take the fat with the lean.2050.
You surround your vineyard with thorns - place doors and locks on your mouth.2051.
You will never have a friend if you must have one without faults.2052.
You will not be loved if you think of yourself alone.2053.
Your enemy makes you wiser.