1234 Sicilian Proverbs / Page 2
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A good kid goat comes from a young goat and a good lamb from a strong sheep.22.
A good old man is better than a bad young man.23.
A good rooster crows everywhere.24.
A good vineyard provides bread, wine, and firewood.25.
A granita doesn't cost much; still it's just water, wine is better.26.
A high price moderates desire.27.
A hitch makes a calf, a sty makes a pig, the open field makes lamb, the hay barn makes a kid goat.28.
A horse without spurs is like a ship without a rudder.29.
A hot sun with a lot of wind, I go home and I am happy.30.
A house that is not seen by the sun, is visited often by the doctor.31.
A house without a woman impoverishes.32.
A jealous man is born cuckolded.33.
A lady has to be of the right cut and the right measure to make a pretty figure.34.
A lazy woman is never virtuous.35.
A long dress makes a lady.36.
A low fog leaves good weather.37.
A man could die just cultivating fava beans and the kitchen garden.38.
A man is a man to the extent that he sticks by his word.39.
A man is never so ridiculous by those qualities that are his own as by those he affects to have.40.
A man without luck always goes on foot.