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Piedmontese proverbs
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Piedmontese is an Italian dialect spoken mostly in Piedmont in north-western Italy.
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A l'è mej un cativ accordi ch'una bona sentessa.
English equivalent: A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
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Ant gnun pais a-i son tante miserie come dëdsà e dëdlà dël Po.
English equivalent: Wherever we are we must carry a cross, if we don't learn to cope with it, ours is the loss.
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Chi a l'a tenp ch'a lo lassa nen scapé.
English equivalent: When fortune knocks, be sure to open the door.
von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=avhWky5O7yUC&pg=PA297&dq=When+fortune+knocks,+be+sure+to+open+the+door+sprichw%C3%B6rter+dee+germanischen+und+romanischen&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim3KaZ9pL2AhWjQvEDHVEFA2cQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=When%20fortune%20knocks%2C%20be%20sure%20to%20open%20the%20door%20sprichw%C3%B6rter%20dee%20germanischen%20und%20romanischen&f=false I 297-298 573, Gelegenheid
Chi a rinonssia al fat aô prima d'murìa merita nen d'esse compatì.
English equivalent: God help those who help themselves.
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Chi la dure le vinc.
English equivalent: God is with those who persevere; Persevere and never fear.
Strauss Emanuel Dictionary of European Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=86yPOGG3YfcC&pg=PT373 I 1994 Routledge 978-1-134-86460-7 126 130
E
El gieūgh per esse bel a venta ch'a durà poch.
English equivalent: Leave a jest when it pleases you best.
von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=zQYJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA59&dq=Un+poc+d%27zug+%C3%A8+po+b%C3%A8ll&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj12tXl2qT1AhWtR_EDHfCLAzgQ6AF6BAgDEAM#v=onepage&q=Un%20poc%20d'zug%20%C3%A8%20po%20b%C3%A8ll&f=false 1875 German I 59-60 122, aufhören
El pies d' j' ani a l'è pì grev d'tuti.
English equivalent: Age and poverty are ill to bear.
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Fe la festa a speise d j aotri.
English equivalent: Men cut large thongs of other men's leather.
von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen https://books.google.se/books?id=M8OMsKaoaqEC&pg=PA40&dq=Op+N%C3%A5bers+Felle+es+guet+Ra%C3%BCwen+li%C3%A4sen&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8paHO16PzAhWNQfEDHe9uCCAQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=Op%20N%C3%A5bers%20Felle%20es%20guet%20Ra%C3%BCwen%20li%C3%A4sen&f=false 1875 German I 40-41 90, anderer
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Gavė d'sangh d'ant na pera.
English equivalent: You cannot get blood from a stone.
von Duringsfeld Ida Freihern von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen vergleichend zusammengestellt von Ida von Duringsfeld und Otto Freihern von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld https://books.google.com/books?id=Xc9u8vj9CXsC&pg=PA56 II 1875 German 56 92
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Ii busiard a son gnanca cherdì quando a la vrità.
English equivalent: A liar is not believed when he tells the truth.
von Düringsfeld Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.com/books?id=AAcJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA36 II 1875 German 36 65
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L'invidia a l'è mai mortanè mai a murirà.
English equivalent: Envy takes no holiday.
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La fortuna a va e ven.
English equivalent: The wheel of fortune is forever in motion.
von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=M8OMsKaoaqEC&pg=PA318&dq=Lukka+vender+seg+ofta+um+sprichw%C3%B6rter+der+germanischen+und+romanischen&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie0oDYg-b0AhViSvEDHXxiDDwQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=Lukka%20vender%20seg%20ofta%20um%20sprichw%C3%B6rter%20der%20germanischen%20und%20romanischen&f=false 1875 German I 318 611, Glücksrad
La neuit a l ' è la mare d'ii penssė.
English equivalent: To take counsel of one's pillow.
von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen vergleichend zusammengestellt von Ida von Duringsfeld und Otto Freihern von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld https://books.google.com/books?id=Xc9u8vj9CXsC&pg=PA129 II 1875 German 129 232, Rath
R
Rende frasche per feuje.
English equivalent: Give and take is fair play.
von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=S5dYAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=sprichw%C3%B6rter+der+germanischen+und+romanischen&hl=sv&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Lige%20for%20Lige&f=false 1875 German I 313-314 6̟03, Gleiches
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Tuti a s'cerio ii difet d'j aotri, e mai ii sô.
English equivalent: Forget other faults remembering your own; Forgive and forget.
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Vive e lasse vive .
English equivalent: Live and let live.
von Düringsfeld Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen sprachen vergleichend, zusammengestellt https://books.google.com/books?id=XiRlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA8 1875 H. Fries 8– 15
See also
Bolognese proverbs
Corsican proverbs
Emilian proverbs
Italian proverbs
Lombard proverbs
Milanese proverbs
Neapolitan proverbs
Northern Italian proverbs
Romagnol proverbs
Romanesco proverbs
Sardinian proverbs
Sicilian proverbs
Tristine proverbs
Tuscan proverbs
Venetian Proverbs
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