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An Italian proverb says: The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses. ~ Ambrose Bierce
Italian Proverb quotes by Ambrose Bierce
There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed friend Lord deliver me ~ Elizabeth I
Italian Proverb quotes by Elizabeth I
The best armor is to keep out of range. ~ Abraham J. Twerski
Italian Proverb quotes by Abraham J. Twerski
Practical advice. - People who read much must always keep it in mind that life is one thing, literature another. Not that authors invariably lie. I declare that there are writers who rarely and most reluctantly lie. But one must know how to read, and that isn't easy. Out of a hundred bookreaders ninety-nine have no idea what they are reading about. It is a common belief, for example, that any writer who sings of suffering must be ready at all times to open his arms to the weary and heavy-laden. This is what his readers feel when they read his books. Then when they approach him with their woes, and find that he runs away without looking back at them, they are filled with indignation and talk of the discrepancy between word and deed. Whereas the fact is, the singer has more than enough woes of his own, and he sings them because he can't get rid of them. L'uccello canta nella gabbia, non di gioia ma di rabbia, says the Italian proverb: "The bird sings in the cage, not from joy but from rage." It is impossible to love sufferers, particularly hopeless sufferers, and whoever says otherwise is a deliberate liar. "Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." But you remember what the Jews said about Him: "He speaks as one having authority!" And if Jesus had been unable, or had not possessed the right, to answer this skeptical taunt, He would have had to renounce His words. We common mortals have neither divine powers nor divine rights, we can only l ~ Lev Shestov
Italian Proverb quotes by Lev Shestov
There is no friend so faithful as a good book. There is no worse robber than a bad book. ~ Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb quotes by Italian Proverb
Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpointists to hack post-horses; therefore be advised, let well alone and remember the old Italian proverb: Chi sa più, meno sa - Who knows most, knows least. ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Italian Proverb quotes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
There is an old Italian proverb about the nature of translation: "Traddutore, traditore!" This means simply, "Translators-traitors!" Of course, as you can see, something is lost in the translation of this pithy expression: there is great similarity in both the spelling and the pronunciation of the original saying, but these get diluted once they are put in English dress. Even the translation of this proverb illustrates its truth! ~ Daniel Wallace
Italian Proverb quotes by Daniel Wallace
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Italian Proverb quotes by Edgar Allan Poe
Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Italian Proverb quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
And as the Italian proverb says, 'Revenge is the dish which people of taste prefer to eat cold.' ~ Robert Hamer
Italian Proverb quotes by Robert Hamer
A bad beginning makes a bad ending. - Italian proverb Saturday, ~ Jane Healey
Italian Proverb quotes by Jane Healey
An Italian proverb says, In men every mortal sin is venial; in woman every venial sin is mortal. And a German axiom, that There are only two good women in the world: one of them is dead, and the other is not to be found. ~ George Augustus Henry Sala
Italian Proverb quotes by George Augustus Henry Sala
Here we are at last. The Italian proverb says "See Naples and die" but I say, see Naples and live; for there seems a great deal worth living for. ~ Arthur John Strutt
Italian Proverb quotes by Arthur John Strutt
There is no robber worse than a bad book. ~ Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb quotes by Italian Proverb
The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. ~ Francis Bacon
Italian Proverb quotes by Francis Bacon
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~ African Proverb
Italian Proverb quotes by African Proverb
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand', meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do. ~ Soichiro Honda
Italian Proverb quotes by Soichiro Honda
An old man in love is like a flower in winter.
― Portuguese Proverb ~ Andrew
Italian Proverb quotes by Andrew
I love cooking. My Italian mother is a genius cook, and I picked that up from her. I make my own sauce, which takes four hours, from a recipe that's been refined over many years. I won't tell anybody what it is. ~ Josh Fox
Italian Proverb quotes by Josh Fox
I prefer more spicy food to your Italian to be fair. ~ Peter Shilton
Italian Proverb quotes by Peter Shilton
Italian is the language of song. German is good for philosophy and English for poetry. French is best at precision; it has a rigour to it. ~ Maurice Druon
Italian Proverb quotes by Maurice Druon
What's the advantage to have hundreds of words to define stupidity, when the essence is always the same. ~ William C. Brown
Italian Proverb quotes by William C. Brown
[for indicted foreigners] simple expulsion is not enough ( ... ) they must be arrested immediately, tried using a fast-track procedure, and then expelled to serve their sentences in the countries they came from, ( ... ) it isn't right that foreign criminals are being housed in our [Italian] jails. ~ Franco Frattini
Italian Proverb quotes by Franco Frattini
Where is any author in the world Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye? - Love's Labor Lost. The eyes appears to be more immediately connected with the soul than any other organ. A woman reflects every emotion, almost every thought from her two wonderful, priceless eyes, and no feature of her face is more a telltale of her nature. "Show me," says the old Chinese proverb, "a man's eyes, and I will tell you what he might have been. Show me his mouth, and I will tell you what he has been." The same is true of women. Up to thirty or thirty-five a woman may be actress enough to make her eyes tell one tale, while her life would reveal another; but little by little the true state of a woman's soul stands forth in the expression, the frankness, the furtiveness, the candor, or the boldness ~ Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Italian Proverb quotes by Harriet Hubbard Ayer
The sleek, white Gulfstream jet cruised at forty thousand feet above the Tyrrhenian Sea west of the Italian mainland. The luxuriously-fitted and technologically-advanced aircraft showcased a cozy interior with windows that permitted ample sunlight to brighten the cabin. Though the plane could accommodate eighteen people, only one passenger was aboard the flight. ~ S.S. Segran
Italian Proverb quotes by S.S. Segran
Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. ~ Eskimo Proverb
Italian Proverb quotes by Eskimo Proverb
You don't have to have a language in common with someone for a sexual rapport. But it helps if the language you don't understand is Italian. ~ Madonna Ciccone
Italian Proverb quotes by Madonna Ciccone
The braid must never walk before the moustache."
Bedouin proverb: ~ Anonymous Bedouin
Italian Proverb quotes by Anonymous Bedouin
Wise is the fool who becomes a master at laughter. ~ Curtis Tyrone Jones
Italian Proverb quotes by Curtis Tyrone Jones
I worked the drive-through at McDonald's and tried out different accents - Italian, Russian, Irish. ~ James Franco
Italian Proverb quotes by James Franco
If Shakespeare had lived in our age, he would have been sued for writing Romeo And Juliet, because as everybody knows, he plagiarized that from an Italian play. ~ Lloyd Kaufman
Italian Proverb quotes by Lloyd Kaufman
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long. ~ Lao-Tzu
Italian Proverb quotes by Lao-Tzu
Maybe it's just not the right time for us to be married. I don't want to be a bounty hunter for the rest of my life, but I certainly don't want to be a housewife right now. And I really don't want to be married to someone who gives me ultimatums.
And maybe Joe needs to examine what he wants from a wife. He was raised in a traditional Italian household with a stay-at-home mother and domineering father. If he wants a wife who will fit into that mold, I'm not for him. I might be a stay-at-home mother someday, but I'll always be trying to fly off the garage roof. That's just who I am. ~ Janet Evanovich
Italian Proverb quotes by Janet Evanovich
Chinese proverb says that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This journey had begun with the coercion of my body, with my own wild hope. ~ Aspen Matis
Italian Proverb quotes by Aspen Matis
Groaning, he gripped his fists in the wild stuff. "Contessa.God, Contessa."
She straightened, changing the angle, changing the pleasure. She shook her hair back and undulated. She was a contessa.A princess.No,a queen. ~ Christie Ridgway
Italian Proverb quotes by Christie Ridgway
Italian-Americans are not the Mafia. ~ Chazz Palminteri
Italian Proverb quotes by Chazz Palminteri
On sober reflection, I find few reasons for publishing my Italian version of an obscure, neo-Gothic French version of a seventeenth century Latin edition of a work written in Latin by a German Monk toward the end of the fourteenth century ... First of all, what style should I employ? ~ Umberto Eco
Italian Proverb quotes by Umberto Eco
I wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but I was a voluptuous little Italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night. ~ Lady Gaga
Italian Proverb quotes by Lady Gaga
WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT Work at it, if necessary, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now. The old proverb is full of truth and meaning, "Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well." Many a man acquires a fortune by doing his business thoroughly, while his neighbor remains poor for life, because he only half does it. Ambition, energy, industry, perseverance, are indispensable requisites for success in business. Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself. ~ P.T. Barnum
Italian Proverb quotes by P.T. Barnum
The Prelude to Tristan and Isolde reminds me of the old Italian painting of a martyr whose intestines are slowly unwound from his body on a reel. ~ Eduard Hanslick
Italian Proverb quotes by Eduard Hanslick
It's almost like that's the definition of being American: You love becoming Irish for a day, or becoming Italian ... Or becoming a Negro for four years. ~ Josh Alan Friedman
Italian Proverb quotes by Josh Alan Friedman
The meal began with pickled squid, oyster shooters, marinated anchovies, and scungilli salad. Then Rosalie set an enormous bowl of pasta con le vongole in front of Sal, who ladled it out, talking the entire time. The pasta was followed by huge platters of scampi, which we passed around. It was almost eleven when Rosalie set three enormous stuffed turbots on the table, and it was near midnight when she appeared with a plate of warm sugar-dusted sfinge.
"So our first taste of the New Year will be sweet," Sal whispered in my ear. ~ Ruth Reichl
Italian Proverb quotes by Ruth Reichl
Because sugar is not arsenic, many graves are full. ~ Idries Shah
Italian Proverb quotes by Idries Shah
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, my wife speaks five languages: Russian, English, French, Italian and, out of self-defense, Spanish. I watched her learn Spanish in three months. ~ Cheech Marin
Italian Proverb quotes by Cheech Marin
All Sicilian expression, even the most violent, is really wish fulfillment: our sensuality is a hankering for oblivion, our shooting and knifing a hankering for death; our laziness, our spiced and drugged sherbets, a hankering for voluptuous immobility, that is, for death again; our meditative air is that of a void wanting to scrutinize the enigmas of nirvana. ~ Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Italian Proverb quotes by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
It might be noted here that Freudian analysts of fairy tales have suggested that kissing toads and frogs is symbolized fellatio. In that regard, Princess Leigh-Cheri was, on a conscious level, innocent, although not so naïve as Queen Tilli, who though fellatio was an obscure Italian opera and was annoyed that she couldn't find the score. ~ Tom Robbins
Italian Proverb quotes by Tom Robbins
I linger near Galileo's telescopes, then round the corner and stand transfixed: I did not expect this- a dark, cool room full of globes of the night sky from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Globo celeste, they are called in Italian: 'celestial globe,' maps of the night sky… I imagine him making another globo celeste, this one smaller, yet still exquisitely painted, still breathtaking in detail. It's a map of the earth still flowing with creation, one you can spin and when you stop it with your finger, there is some tiny detail…some miraculous beauty, some wonderful example from each location at night. The white flower of a night blooming saguaro cactus, the feathers from a great-horned owl, the crunched, smiling face of a particular bat- here, I'm spinning it, I stop it at in the north, where I want there to be something still- he's painted the black-and-white feathers of a loon…or a globe of night sounds, so that by touching your location you hear the night there- the cricket song, the ocean surf, the frog mating calls. ~ Paul Bogard
Italian Proverb quotes by Paul Bogard
Antonio stepped into Pax's path and said, in English, "Go back to Lazarus and tell him we'll settle whatever claim he has on Sara. She is Baldoni. Ours. Run tell him that, figlio di puttana."
"He's not from Lazarus," she snapped.
"All the better," Antonio said. "Nothing to stop me from cutting his bollocks off."
"You will leave his bollocks precisely as they are."
"I am your closest male relation - "
"You are my closest male idiot. No-one removes any man's balls on my behalf. I will do whatever castrating is necessary among my acquaintance."
"Children," Uncle Bernadro said midly, "he speaks Italian. ~ Joanna Bourne
Italian Proverb quotes by Joanna Bourne
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