2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 76
1501.
The dog that licks ashes is not to be trusted with flour.1502.
The dog that means to bite don't bark.1503.
The dog that quits barking can get some sleep.1504.
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.1505.
The donkey won't drink if he can't see water.1506.
The dying cannot leave their wisdom or experience to their heirs.1507.
The eagle does not wage war against frogs.1508.
The eagle does not war against frogs.1509.
The earth covers the errors of the physician.1510.
The election of the abbot is not stopped for want of a monk.1511.
The elephant does not feel a flea-bite.1512.
The end of passion is the beginning of repentance.1513.
The end of the corsair is to drown.1514.
The end of the pig is the beginning of the sausage.1515.
The end praises the work.1516.
The eye is blind if the mind is absent.1517.
The eye of the master fattens the horse.1518.
The father a saint the son a devil.1519.
The fear of war is worse than war itself.1520.
The feast passes and the fool remains.