Sicilian Proverbs

* Children and saints: give them what you promise them.

* If you want to make a good salad, use a little vinegar and a lot of oil.

* Flies can't fly into a closed mouth.

* The mother of a fool is always pregnant (with another one).

* Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

* A jealous man is born cuckolded.

* Your most faithful friends are your own hands.

* Never trust your friend with a secret unless he is mute or a dog.

* Better to have a good friend than a bad relative.

* God gives cookies to those without teeth.

* Her beauty is the only dowry a beautiful girl needs.

* Whoever waits for time to pass loses time.

* A fortress is made of more than one stone.

* Don't trust your enemy's advice.

* If your neighbor's house is afire, fetch water to save your own.

* Morning makes the day.

* An empty sack cannot stand up alone.

* Don't become a sheep unless you want to be a wolf's meal.

* The man who chases mules and believes women will never get to Heaven.

* A woman who is young and beautiful is never poor.