2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 93
1841.
When everybody says you are drunk, go to sleep.1842.
When fortune comes, open your doors.1843.
When God punishes a land, he deprives it's leaders of wisdom.1844.
When God will not, the saints cannot.1845.
When gold speaks every tongue is silent.1846.
When good cheer is lacking, our friends will be packing.1847.
When his head is broken he puts on his helmet.1848.
When house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent.1849.
When I'm dead, everybody's dead -- and the pig too.1850.
When ill luck falls asleep, let none wake her.1851.
When ill-luck falls asleep let nobody wake her.1852.
When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.1853.
When rogues go in procession the devil carries the cross.1854.
When the cat's away the mice dance.1855.
When the cat's away the rats dance.1856.
When the danger has passed, the saints are soon forgotten.1857.
When the danger is past God is cheated.1858.
When the devil is old he turns hermit.1859.
When the fox preaches, take care of yourselves, hens.1860.
When the lion is dead the hares jump upon his carcase.