Sicilian proverbs

Proverbs from all Sicilian speaking parts of the world. C Chi la dura la vinci. Translation: He who perservers shall win. English equivalent: Perservere and never fear. Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 127 2200 0415096243 Cui a speranza d autru la pignata metti, Nun ha paura di lavari piatti. English equivalent: He that waits on another man's trencher, makes many a late dinner. von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen https://books.google.se/books?id=M8OMsKaoaqEC&pg=PA46&dq=Iscuru+a+quie+ispectat+pranzu+de+domo+anzena+sprichw%C3%B6rter+der+germanischen+und+romanischen&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUjaCLmqbzAhWhSfEDHWVRCcEQ6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=Iscuru%20a%20quie%20ispectat%20pranzu%20de%20domo%20anzena%20sprichw%C3%B6rter%20der%20germanischen%20und%20romanischen&f=false 1875 German I 45-46 96 Cui mali accumensa, peju finisci. English equivalent: A bad beginning makes a bad ending. Meaning: "It is as impossible that a system radically erroneous, once commenced, should end well, as it is that a mathematical problem, commenced wrong, should come out right." Source for meaning: William Henry Porter Proverbs: Arranged in Alphabetical Order ... http://books.google.com/books?id=KA4oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA202 1845 Munroe and Company 202 Emanuel Strauss Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=sm96Wlt8Ql0C&pg=PT9 1994 Routledge 978-1-136-78978-6 1 1 Cui a speranza d autru la pignata metti, Nun ha paura di lavari piatti. English equivalent: He that waits on another man's trencher, makes many a late dinner. von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen https://books.google.se/books?id=M8OMsKaoaqEC&pg=PA46&dq=Iscuru+a+quie+ispectat+pranzu+de+domo+anzena+sprichw%C3%B6rter+der+germanischen+und+romanischen&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUjaCLmqbzAhWhSfEDHWVRCcEQ6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=Iscuru%20a%20quie%20ispectat%20pranzu%20de%20domo%20anzena%20sprichw%C3%B6rter%20der%20germanischen%20und%20romanischen&f=false 1875 German I 45-46 96 Cui si fa pecura lu lupu si la mancia. English equivalent: He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. von Düringsfeld Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.com/books?id=AAcJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA39 1875 39 70 German E È tintu lu nudu, chiu tintu lu sulu, ma megghiu sulu chi mala accumpagnatu. English equivalent: Better be alone than in bad company. Source for proverb: Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 572 2200 0415096243 L Lu minsugnaru chi dici la verità non è crittu. 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 Lu tempu è priziusu. Translation: Time is precious. English equivalent: There is nothing more precious than time. Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 1008 2200 0415096243 M Medicu pietusu fa la chiaja verminusa. English equivalent: Mild physician – putrid wounds/you need to crack an egg to make an omelet. Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 710 2200 0415096243 N Nil novi sub sole Suttu lu celu nenti c è di novu dem Himmel gibt's nichts. English equivalentː Nothing is new under the sun. von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen https://books.google.com/books?id=iNNmAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA96 1875 German 96 174, Neues P Porta rispettu a lu locu unni stai. English equivalent: Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water. "People who can put themselves in the place of other people – who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for them." Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends And Influence People (1934) Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 634 2200 0415096243 Q Quannu s' abbrucia la casa di lu to vicinu, porta l' acqua a casa to. ̽English equivalentː When thy neighbour s house doth burn (is on fire) be careful (beware) of thine own. von Düringsfeld Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.com/books?id=AAcJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA73 1875 German 73 Nachbarn, 127 See also Bolognese proverbs Corsican proverbs Emilian proverbs Italian proverbs Lombard proverbs Milanese proverbs Neapolitan proverbs Northern Italian proverbs Piedmontese proverbs Romagnol proverbs Romanesco proverbs Sardinian proverbs Tristine proverbs ‎ Tuscan proverbs Venetian Proverbs Category:Proverbs by language