Funniest italian sayings

1. "Chi dorme non piglia pesci" - "He who sleeps doesn't catch any fish" (meaning you have to be active to achieve your goals)

2. "Meglio un giorno da leone che cento da pecora" - "Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep" (encouraging bravery and courage)

3. "Chi ha tempo non aspetti tempo" - "He who has time shouldn't wait for time" (encouraging action and seizing opportunities)

4. "Avere le mani bucate" - "To have holes in your hands" (meaning to be bad at managing money)

5. "Quando il gatto non c'è, i topi ballano" - "When the cat's away, the mice will play" (meaning people misbehave when there's no authority figure around)

6. "Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco" - "Not all donuts come out with a hole" (meaning things don't always turn out as planned)

7. "Ogni scarrafone è bello a mamma soja" - "Every cockroach is beautiful to its mother" (meaning a mother's love is unconditional)

8. "Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare" - "Between saying and doing there's the sea" (meaning actions speak louder than words)

9. "L'abito non fa il monaco" - "The clothes don't make the monk" (meaning appearances can be deceiving)

10. "Chi non fa, non falla" - "He who doesn't do, doesn't make mistakes" (meaning you can't fail if you don't try)

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