A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs / Comprising French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish, with English Translations and a General Index

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I matrimonj sono, non come si fanno, ma come riescono. Marriages are not as they are made, but as they turn out.

I matti fanno le feste, ed i savj le godono. Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

I migliori alberi sono i più battuti. The best trees are the most beaten.

I mosconi rompon le tele de’ ragni. Big flies break the spider’s web.

In bocca chiusa non cade pera. No pear falls into a shut mouth.

In bocca chiusa non c’entran mosche. No flies get into a shut mouth.

In cammino battuto erba non cresce. No grass grows on a beaten road.

In casa, Argo; di fuori, talpa. Argus at home, a mole abroad.

Indarno si tende la rete in vista degli uccelli. It is in vain to lay a net in sight of the birds.

In guaina d’oro coltello di piombo. In a golden sheath a leaden knife.