2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 9
161. A solitary man is either a beast or an angel.
162. A solitary man is either a brute or an angel.
163. A starved town is soon forced to surrender.
164. A stick is soon found to beat a dog.
165. A stout heart overcomes ill fortune.
166. A tender-hearted mother makes a scabby daughter.
167. A thing done has a head.
168. A thing is never much talked of but there is some truth in it.
169. A thorn has a small point, but the person who feels it does not forget its sting.
170. A thousand probabilities do not make one truth.
171. A threatened buffet is never well given.
172. A traveler may lie with authority.
173. A tree often transplanted is never loaded with fruit.
174. A true friend, is one that will take a bullet for you in the war.
175. A vagabond monk never spoke well of his convent.
176. A voluntary burthen is no burthen.
177. A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
178. A waiting appetite kindles many a spite.
179. A white wall is the fool's paper.
180. A wicked man's gift has a touch of his master.