2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 58
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Many pupils have gained more wealth than their masters.1142.
Many return from the war who cannot give an account of the battle.1143.
Many scruple to spit in church, and afterwards defile the altar.1144.
Many stop their noses at ambergris.1145.
Marriages are not as they are made, but as they turn out.1146.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.1147.
Marry your son when you please, your daughter when you can.1148.
Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.1149.
Masters' hints are commands.1150.
Measure three times and cut once.1151.
Men after the modern fashion, and asses after the ancient.1152.
Men are as old as they feel, women as old as they look.1153.
Men are as old as they fell, and women as they look.1154.
Men make wealth, and women preserve it.1155.
Mills and wives are ever wanting.1156.
Misfortune does not always result in harm.1157.
Misfortunes never come single.1158.
Misfortunes that can't be avoided must be sweetened.1159.
Misfortunes, when asleep, are not to be awakened.1160.
Moderate profits fill the purse.