2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 75
1481. The chamber-bell is the worst sound one have in his ears.
1482. The cheat always lies at the feet of the cheated.
1483. The cock is bold on his own dunghill.
1484. The comforter's head never aches.
1485. The common soldier's blood makes the general great.
1486. The company makes the feast.
1487. The countries you visit, the customs you find.
1488. The court of Rome likes not sheep without wool.
1489. The cowl does not make the monk.
1490. The danger past, the saint cheated.
1491. The darkest hour is just before dawn.
1492. The devil is bad because he is old.
1493. The devil turns away from a closed door.
1494. The devil will tempt Lucifer.
1495. The difficult thing is to get foot in the stirrup.
1496. The doctor seldom takes physic.
1497. The dog barks and the ox feeds.
1498. The dog that bites does not bark in vain.
1499. The dog that has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow.
1500. The dog that is quarrelsome and not strong, woe to his hide.