2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 7
121. 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.