1234 Sicilian Proverbs / Page 43
841.
The pigeon brings the makings and the chick makes the nest.842.
The poor and wretched man has long days.843.
The poor are the needy.844.
The poor didn't have but gave to charity.845.
The poor is not believed.846.
The poverty of the gentleman is better than the money of the poor man.847.
The priest covers the chalice and we must cover each other.848.
The prior said to the abbess: without money no Mass will be sung.849.
The promises of love and the smoke of a chimney, washed by water and blown away by the wind.850.
The pursued runs on four feet, the pursuer on two.851.
The quince is for fiancees who are fighting and the azarole for good people.852.
The real cost for both a neat house and a well kept vineyard is incalculable.853.
The rejected stone will become the cornerstone of the wall.854.
The rich do as they want, the poor do as they can.855.
The rich have no pain.856.
The rich man breaks through the mesh and escapes, the afflicted man remains in the net and is caught.857.
The rich man has little need.858.
The richer you are, the more troubles you have.859.
The rose that's not considered, has been smelled or picked or defoliated.860.
The satiated don't believe the hungry.