1234 Sicilian Proverbs / Page 19
- 181. By Saint Candelora day if it's not snowing or raining, winter is over.
 - 182. By the feast of Saint Candelora winter is over.
- 183. Bypass monks with a big stride; have nothing to do with priests, except at Mass.
- 184. Capacious as the sleeve of a monk and patient as the priest with his arms across his chest.
- 185. Castedduvitranu, Castelvetrano, rich in eggplants and good wine.
- 186. Cavaliers, priests, and dangerous places, speak nicely about them but keep your distance.
- 187. Cheese, pears and bread, is not the food of peasants.
- 188. Chestnut horses and surly men can't even cover expenses.
- 189. Chiaramonte, a mountain of gold, every woman is a treasure.
- 190. Chilblain passes with the flowers of May.
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