2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 83
1641.
The stitch is lost unless the thread be knotted.1642.
The strongest is always in the right.1643.
The sun is still beautiful, though ready to set.1644.
The sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle.1645.
The sun passes over filth and is not defiled.1646.
The tail is always the hardest part to flay.1647.
The talkers sows, the listener reaps.1648.
The tender surgeon makes the wound gangrene.1649.
The thief is frightened even by a mouse.1650.
The thief's wife does not always laugh.1651.
The tongue goes to where the tooth aches.1652.
The tree does not fall at the first stroke.1653.
The tree is known by its fruit.1654.
The tree is not felled at one blow.1655.
The tree is not to be judged of by its bark.1656.
The Trojans were wise too late.1657.
The unfortunate know who are their real friends.1658.
The venom is in the tail.1659.
The virtue of parents is in itself a great legacy.1660.
The virtue of silence is a great piece of knowledge.