2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 51
1001.
It is a good file that cuts iron without making a noise.1002.
It is a good horse that never stumbles, And a good wife that never grumbles.1003.
It is a sorry house where the hens crow and the cock is silent.1004.
It is all one whether you die of sickness or of love.1005.
It is always good to have two strings to your bow.1006.
It is better if you could say "Here he ran away" than "Here he was killed."1007.
It is better to be a beggar than a fool.1008.
It is better to be condemned by many doctors than by one judge.1009.
It is better to give away the wool than the sheep.1010.
It is better to have a husband without love than jealous.1011.
It is better to hear the nightingale sing than the mouse gnaw.1012.
It is better to irritate a dog than an old woman.1013.
It is better to leave than to lack.1014.
It is better to lose the saddle than the horse.1015.
It is better to ride a donkey that carries you than a horse that throws you.1016.
It is better to wear out one's shoes than one's sheets.1017.
It is easy robbing when the dog is quieted.1018.
It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog.1019.
It is easy to frighten the bull from the window.1020.
It is easy to give advice when all goes well.