1234 Sicilian Proverbs / Page 39
761.
The dog bites the bedraggled.762.
The dog that's late is bringing the catch.763.
The door is always open to the bearer of gifts.764.
The drunkard always tells the truth.765.
The early bird catches the worm.766.
The earth says: Give to me and I'll give to you.767.
The eggs of the brood need to be an odd number.768.
The expense is more than the merchandise.769.
The eye of the Syracusan makes the snakes come out of their pits.770.
The fellow roasts his fish in the flames of a fire.771.
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.772.
The first seeding on the feast of All Saints and the last on the feast of Saint Andrew.773.
The fish was so fresh that it was being cooked while its tail was still in the sea.774.
The fourth fever kills the old and cures the young.775.
The fresh air from the square is better than a draft from a crack.776.
The gallows is not made for the rich, but for the head of the peasant.777.
The gluttony of the monk and the appetite of the priest.778.
The good sailor is proven in a storm.779.
The good that follows evil is more appreciated.780.
The good that you fail to do is gone forever.