2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 67
- 661. He has done like the Perugian who, when his head was broken, ran home for his helmet.
 - 662. He has gained enough who gives up a vain hope.
- 663. He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.
- 664. He is a fool who boasts of four things: that he has good wine, a good horse, a handsome wife, and plenty of money.
- 665. He is a fool who does not know from what quarter the wind blows.
- 666. He is a fool who loses the flight for the leap.
- 667. He is a fool who thinks that another does not think.
- 668. He is a friend when you sneeze -- all he says is "God bless you."
- 669. He is a good dog who goes to church.
- 670. He is a sorry barber who has but one comb.
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