Traditional italian sayings

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

2. "Meglio tardi che mai" - "Better late than never"

3. "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano" - "Who goes slowly goes safely and goes far"

4. "Dove c'è fumo, c'è fuoco" - "Where there's smoke, there's fire" (meaning that where there is a hint of a problem, there is likely a real problem)

5. "A caval donato non si guarda in bocca" - "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" (meaning you should be grateful for what you receive without questioning its value)

6. "La gatta frettolosa ha fatto i gattini ciechi" - "The hasty cat gave birth to blind kittens" (meaning that rushing can lead to mistakes)

7. "L'appetito vien mangiando" - "Appetite comes with eating" (meaning that the more you do something, the more you want to do it)

8. "Chi fa da sé, fa per tre" - "If you want something done right, do it yourself"

9. "Ogni morte di papa" - "Once in a blue moon" (meaning something that happens very rarely)

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

Above is Traditional italian sayings.