Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources / Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

by Rev. James Wood

Chi offende scrive nella rena, chi è offeso nel marmo—He who offends writes on sand; he who is offended, on marble. It. Pr.

Chi parla semina, chi tace raccoglie—Who 20 speaks, sows; who keeps silence, reaps. It. Pr.

Chi piglia leone in assenza suol temer del topi in presenza—He who takes a lion far off will shudder at a mole close by. It. Pr.

Chi più sa, meno crede—Who knows most, believes least. It. Pr.

Chi più sa, meno parla—Who knows most, says least. It. Pr.

Chi sa la strada, puo andar di trotto—He who knows the road can go at a trot. It. Pr.

Chi sa poco presto lo dice—He who knows little 25 quickly tells it. It. Pr.

Chi serve al commune serve nessuno—He who serves the public serves no one. It. Pr.

Chi si affoga, s'attaccherebbe a' rasoj—A drowning man would catch at razors. It. Pr.

Chi si fa fango, il porco lo calpestra—He who makes himself dirt, the swine will tread on him. It. Pr.