2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 84
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The water breaks out where it is not expected.1662.
The well-fed man does not believe in hunger.1663.
The white coat does not make the miller.1664.
The whole hog or none.1665.
The whole ocean is made up of single drops.1666.
The wicked even hate vice in others.1667.
The wolf bemoans the sheep, and then eats it.1668.
The wolf is always left out of the reckoning.1669.
The wolf is always said to be more terrible than he is.1670.
The wolf is not always a wolf.1671.
The woman who gives is seldom good; the woman who accepts is in the power of the giver.1672.
The workman is known by his work.1673.
The world belongs to the phlegmatic.1674.
The world is for him who has patience.1675.
The world is governed with little brains.1676.
The world is like a staircase; some go up, others go down.1677.
The world wags on with three things: doing, undoing, and pretending.1678.
The worst pig gets the best pear.1679.
The worst pig often gets the best pear.1680.
The worst wheel creaks most.