2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 2
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A calm portends a storm.22.
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.23.
A cask of wine works more miracles than a church full of saints.24.
A cat pent up becomes a lion.25.
A cat that licks the spit is not to be trusted with roast meat.26.
A clear bargain, a dear friend.27.
A cloak is not made for a single shower of rain.28.
A closed mouth catches no flies.29.
A cracked pot never fell off the hook.30.
A crown is no cure for the headache.31.
A cur's tail grows fast.32.
A dead man does not make war.33.
A doctor and a clown know more than a doctor alone.34.
A dog is never offended at being pelted with bones.35.
A dog never bit me but I had some of his hair.36.
A dog that bites silently.37.
A donkey cannot trot for long.38.
A drop of water breaks a stone.39.
A drowning man would catch at razors.40.
A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts.