1234 Sicilian Proverbs / Page 78
- 771. The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
 - 772. The first seeding on the feast of All Saints and the last on the feast of Saint Andrew.
- 773. The fish was so fresh that it was being cooked while its tail was still in the sea.
- 774. The fourth fever kills the old and cures the young.
- 775. The fresh air from the square is better than a draft from a crack.
- 776. The gallows is not made for the rich, but for the head of the peasant.
- 777. The gluttony of the monk and the appetite of the priest.
- 778. The good sailor is proven in a storm.
- 779. The good that follows evil is more appreciated.
- 780. The good that you fail to do is gone forever.
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