2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 7
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A man was hanged for saying what was true.122.
A man's own opinion is never wrong.123.
A market is three women and a goose.124.
A married man is a caged bird.125.
A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.126.
A mild sheep is suck by every lamb.127.
A mill and a wife are always in want of something.128.
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.129.
A mischievous dog must be tied short.130.
A misfortune and a friar seldom go alone.131.
A mouse will scare a thief.132.
A muffled cat is no good mouser.133.
A mule that thinks he is a stag discovers his mistake when he comes to leap over the ditch.134.
A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin.135.
A new broom is good for three days.136.
A new net won't catch an old bird.137.
A pear will never fall into a closed mouth.138.
A pitcher that goes oft to the well is broken at last.139.
A place for everything, and everything in its place.140.
A priest is a man who is called Father by everyone except his own children who are obliged to call him Uncle.