2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 53
1041.
It is not the long day, but the heart that does the work.1042.
It is the blood of the soldier that makes the general great.1043.
It is the first shower that wets.1044.
It is the petty expenses that empty the purse.1045.
It is the small expenses that empty your purse.1046.
It is too late to come with water when the house is burnt down.1047.
It is truth that makes a many angry.1048.
It is vain to fish if the hook is not baited.1049.
It may be quieter to sleep alone, but not warmer.1050.
It never thunders but it rains.1051.
It takes four living men to carry one dead man out of a house.1052.
It's a bad mouthful that chokes.1053.
It's a bad plan that cannot be changed.1054.
It's a foolish sheep that makes the wolf its confessor.1055.
It's a free country.1056.
It's a good answer that knows when to stop.1057.
It's a very proud horse that will not carry his oats.1058.
It's no time to play chess when the house is on fire.1059.
It's the merry drizzle that makes grass grow fine.1060.
Italy will take care of itself.