Italian folk sayings

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

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. "A caval donato non si guarda in bocca" - "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" (appreciate what you receive without criticizing)

4. "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano" - "He who goes slowly goes safely and goes far" (encouraging patience and perseverance)

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

6. "Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco" - "Not all donuts come out with a hole" (not everything goes as planned)

7. "Dove c'è fumo, c'è fuoco" - "Where there's smoke, there's fire" (there is usually some truth to rumors or suspicions)

8. "L'appetito vien mangiando" - "Appetite comes with eating" (you may not feel like doing something at first, but once you start, you'll enjoy it)

9. "Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare" - "Between saying and doing, there is the sea" (it's easier said than done)

10. "Chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta" - "He who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind" (negative actions lead to negative consequences)

Above is Italian folk sayings.