1234 Sicilian Proverbs / Page 52
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When there's little meat, take the bone.1022.
When there's love, mountains seem like plains.1023.
When they give you a piglet, run there quickly with a little cord.1024.
When things are being thrown away, buy them.1025.
When you can't do what you want, do what you can.1026.
When you fall behind, you eat dust.1027.
When you go to steal a sheep and you're succeeding, take a big one because the small one will grow.1028.
When you have brains to go along with your wealth you can call yourself happy and content.1029.
When you have money you live happily, when you don't you lose your friends1030.
When you have, you are.1031.
When you lose friends, you go down many steps.1032.
When you remove the pack-saddle the sores become visible.1033.
When you see a sheep's wool sky you know, if it doesn't rain today, it will rain in the morning.1034.
When you see many dogs at a bone, it's best to make yourself scarce.1035.
When you see that it's going astray, take the mule by the reins.1036.
When you think you have the wind at your back, that's when you'll be disappointed.1037.
When you try to walk the straight and narrow you get pebbles in your shoes.1038.
When you uproot vines as you plant vines, you'll never harvest the grapes.1039.
When you want to serve your friend, you can't worry about your belongings.1040.
When you work with anxiety during the day, you'll sit up at night with your thoughts.