2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 50
981.
Imagination gallops, judgment merely walks.982.
In a golden sheath a leaden knife.983.
In a thousand pounds of law there is not one ounce of love.984.
In a world of blind people, a one-eyed man is king.985.
In at one ear and out at the other.986.
In men every mortal sin is venial, in women every venial sin is mortal.987.
In prosperity no altars smoke.988.
In the country of the blind blessed is he that hath one eye.989.
In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king.990.
In the fray the weak are strong.991.
In the war of love who flies conquers.992.
In war time there is pay for every horse.993.
In wine there is truth.994.
Injurious is the gift that takes away freedom.995.
Injury is to be measured by malice.996.
Into the mouth of a wolf.997.
It is a bad game where nobody wins.998.
It is a bad thing to be a knave, but worse to be known for one.999.
It is a bad thing to be poor, and seem poor.1000.
It is a good answer which knows when to stop.