Wisdom from a 3,000-year-old civilization, condensed into sentences your nonna would approve of.
Plan your Italy trip →"A tavola non si invecchia." — At the table, one doesn't age. (Meals are timeless moments.)
"Chi non mangia in compagnia, o è un ladro o è una spia." — Who doesn't eat in company is either a thief or a spy. (Eating alone is suspicious.)
"L'appetito vien mangiando." — Appetite comes while eating. (The more you do something, the more you want to do it.)
"Moglie e buoi dei paesi tuoi." — Wife and oxen from your own town. (Stick to what you know — especially in marriage and farming.)
"Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano." — Who goes slowly, goes safely and goes far. (The Italian life philosophy in one sentence.)
"Paese che vai, usanza che trovi." — Country you go to, customs you find. (When in Rome, do as the Romans do — the Italian original.)
"Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca." — The morning has gold in its mouth. (The early bird catches the worm.)
"Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare." — Between saying and doing lies the sea. (Easier said than done — with poetic Italian flair.)
"Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco." — Not all donuts come out with a hole. (Not everything goes as planned.)
"Chi dorme non piglia pesci." — Who sleeps doesn't catch fish. (You snooze, you lose.)
"Fidarsi è bene, non fidarsi è meglio." — Trusting is good, not trusting is better. (A very Italian worldview.)
"Chi fa da sé fa per tre." — Who does it alone does the work of three. (If you want it done right, do it yourself.)
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