2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 81
1601.
The poison of asps is under their lips.1602.
The poor is hated by his neighbour, but the rich hath many friends.1603.
The poorhouse is filled with honest people.1604.
The poorhouse is full of honest people.1605.
The pope and a peasant know more between them than the pope alone.1606.
The priest errs at the altar.1607.
The priest's friend loses his faith, the doctor's his health, and the lawyer's his fortune.1608.
The purse of loved ones is tied with a gossamer thread.1609.
The remedy for injuries is not to remember them.1610.
The remedy is often worse than the disease.1611.
The rich never have to seek out their relatives.1612.
The right hand is slave to the left.1613.
The right man comes at the right time.1614.
The river does not swell with clear water.1615.
The river passed the saint forgotten.1616.
The roses fall, and the thorns remain.1617.
The roses fall, the thorns remain.1618.
The rotten apple injures its neighbour.1619.
The saint has no believers unless he works miracles.1620.
The salt of patience seasons everything.