not._
R.
Raison contre le fort est un trepiteux port. _Reason not with the
great, ’tis a perilous gate._
Renard qui dort la matinée, n’a pas la langue emplumée. _The fox that
sleeps in the morning has not his tongue feathered._
Rendre à quelqu’un la monnaie de sa pièce. _To give change out for his
coin._
Rendre pois pour fève. _To give a pea for a bean._ (_A Rowland for an
Oliver._)
Ressembler aux bahutiers, qui font plus de bruit que de besogne. _Like
box-makers, more noise than work._
Rien n’a qui assez n’a. _He has nothing who has not enough._
Rien n’arrive pour rien. _Nothing happens for nothing._
Rien ne pèse tant qu’un secret. _Nothing is so burthensome as a secret._
Rien ne ressemble plus à un honnête homme qu’un fripon. _Nothing is
more like an honest man than a rogue._
Rien ne se donne si libéralement que les conseils. _Nothing is so
liberally given as advice._
Rien n’est bon comme le fruit défendu. _Nothing so good as forbidden
fruit._
Rien ne vaut poulain s’il ne rompt son lien. _A colt is good for
nothing if it does not break its halter._
Rien ne vieillit plus vite qu’un bienfait. _Nothing grows old sooner
than a kindness._
Rira bien qui rira le dernier. _He’ll laugh well that laughs longest._
Rome n’a pas été faite en un jour. _Rome was not built in a day._
S.
Saint ne peut, si Dieu ne veut. _Saint cannot if God will not._
Saint qui ne guérit de rien, n’a guère de pélerins. _The saint who
works no cures has few pilgrims to his shrine._
Sans pain, sans vin, amour n’est rien. _Without bread and wine even
love will pine._
Sauter de la poële sur la braise. _To jump out of the frying pan into
the fire._
Secret de deux, secret de Dieu; secret de trois, secret de tous. _The
secret of two is God’s secret, the secret of three is everybody’s
secret._
Se faire d’évêque meunier. _From bishop to turn miller._
Se faire marchand de poissons la veille de Pâques. _To turn fishmonger
on Easter-eve._
Se jeter dans l’eau de peur de la pluie. _To jump into the water for
fear of the rain._
Selon le bras la saignée. _According to the arm be the bleeding._
Selon le saint l’encens. _Like saint like incense._
Selon le vent la voile. _As the wind so the sail._ (_Set your sail to
the wind._)
Sers comme serf, ou fuy comme cerf. _Serve as a serf or fly like a
deer._
Service de grands n’est pas héritage. _Service is no inheritance._
Si ce n’était le si et mais, nous serions tous riches à jamais. _Were
it not for “if” and “but,” we should all be rich for ever._
Si c’était un loup, il vous sauterait au cou. _Were it a wolf it would
spring at your throat._
Si enfer n’est plein, jamais n’y aura d’avocat sauvé. _Unless hell is
full no lawyer will ever be saved._
Signer pour les deux parties. _To sign for both parties._
Si jeunesse savait! si vieillesse pouvait! _If youth knew! if age
could!_
Si le ciel tombait il y aurait bien des alouettes prises. _If the sky
were to fall we should catch plenty of larks._
Si le diable sortait de l’enfer pour combattre, il se présenterait
aussitôt un Français pour accepter le défi. _Were the devil to come
from hell to fight, there would forthwith be a Frenchman to accept the
challenge._
S’il est vrai, il peut être. _’Tis possible if true._
S’il fait beau, prends ton manteau; s’il pleut, prends-le si tu veux.
_If the weather is fine, put on your cloak; if it rains, do as you
please._
S’il ne tient qu’à jurer, la vache est à nous. _If it only depends on
swearing, the cow is ours._
Si nous payons la musique, nous voulons aussi danser. _If we pay for
the music we will join in the dance._
Si souhaits fussent vrais, pastoureaux rois seraient. _If wishes were
true, shepherds would be kings._ (_If wishes would bide, beggars would
ride._)
Si tu as la tête de beurre, ne te fais pas boulanger. _If your head is
made of butter, don’t be a baker._
Si tu ne le peux dire, si le monstre au doigt. _If you cannot say it,
point to it with your finger._
Si vous lui donnez un pied, il vous en prendra quatre. _Give him a foot
and he’ll take four._
Six choses au monde n’ont mestier: prestre hardy, coüard chevalier,
juge convoiteux, puant barbier, mère piteuse, rogneux boulengier. _Six
things have no business in the world: a fighting priest, a coward
knight, a covetous judge, a stinking barber, a soft-hearted mother, and
an itchy baker._
Sois vraiment ce que tu veux qu’on te croie. _Be truly what thou
wouldst be thought to be._
Soleil qui luisarne au matin, femme qui parle latin, enfant nourri de
vin, ne viennent point à bonne fin. _A glaring sunny morning, a woman
that talks Latin, and a child reared on wine, never come to a good end._
Son cheval a la tête trop grosse, il ne peut sortir de l’écurie. _His
horse’s head is too big, it cannot get out of the stable._
Songes sont mensonges. _Dreams are lies._
Soubs ombre d’asne entre chien en moulin. _The dog gets into the mill
under cover of the ass._
Souffler le chaud et le froid. _To blow hot and cold._
Soupçon est d’amitié poison. _Suspicion is the poison of friendship._
Souris qui n’a qu’un trou est bientôt prise. _The mouse that has but
one hole is soon caught._
Souvent les railleurs sont raillés. _The biter is often bit._
Suivez la rivière et vous gagnerez la mer. _Follow the river and you
will reach the sea._
Surement va qui n’a rien. _He goes safely who has nothing._
Sur un ”oe]uf pond la poule un ”oe]uf. _Upon an egg the hen lays an
egg._
T.
Tant doit-on le chien blandir qu’on ait la voie passée. _One must talk
soothingly to the dog until one has passed him._
Tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se brise. _The pitcher goes
often to the well and gets broken at last._
Tant vaut l’homme, tant vaut sa terre. _As the man is worth his land is
worth._
Tard donner, c’est refuser. _To give tardily is to refuse._
Tel a beaux yeux qui n’y voit goutte. _Some have fine eyes and can’t
see a jot._
Tel a du pain qui n’a plus de dents. _Some have bread who have no teeth
left._
Tel croit se chauffer qui se brûle. _Some who mean only to warm, burn
themselves._
Tel cuide avoir fait qui commence. _Some think they have done when they
are only beginning._
Tel cuide venger sa honte qui l’accroît. _Some thinking to avenge their
shame increase it._
Tel en pâtit qui n’en peut mais. _Many a one suffers for what he can’t
help._
Tel maître, tel valet. _Like master, like man._
Tel menace, qui a peur. _A man may threaten yet be afraid._
Tel menace, qui est battu. _The threatener sometimes gets a beating._
Tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera. _He that laughs on Friday may
cry on Sunday._
Tel vend, qui ne livre pas. _Some sell and don’t deliver._
Temps, vent, femme, et fortune, changent comme la lune. _Weather, wind,
women, and fortune change like the moon._
Tendresse maternelle toujours se renouvelle. _Mother’s love is ever in
its spring._
Tenir le loup par les oreilles. _To hold the wolf by the ears._
Tête de fou ne blanchit jamais. _A fool’s head never whitens._
Tirer le diable par la queue, ne mène loin jeunes ni vieux. _Pulling
the devil by the tail does not lead far young or old._
Tirer les marrons du feu avec la patte du chat. _To take the chesnuts
out of the fire with the cat’s paw._
Tôt gagné, tôt gaspillé. _Soon gained soon squandered._
Toujours amoureux, jamais marié. _Always in love, never married._
Toujours ne frappe-t-on pas ce à quoy l’on vise. _One does not always
hit what one aims at._
Toujours pêche qui en prend un. _He fishes on who catches one._
Toujours truye songe bran. _A sow is always dreaming of bran._
Tout bec crochu de proye est soustenu. _Every hooked beak is maintained
by prey._
Tout bois n’est pas bon à faire flèche. _Not every sort of wood is fit
to make an arrow._
Tout ce qui branle ne tombe pas. _Every thing does not fall that
totters._
Tout ce qui reluit n’est pas or. _All is not gold that glitters._
Tout chemin mène à Rome. _Every road leads to Rome._
Toute chair n’est pas venaison. _All flesh is not venison._
Toute chose qui est bonne à prendre est bonne à rendre. _What is worth
receiving is worth returning._
Toute comparaison est odieuse. _Comparisons are odious._
Toute eau éteint feu. _Any water puts out fire._
Toutes les clefs ne pendent pas à une ceinture. _All the keys don’t
hang at one girdle._
Toutes têtes ne sont pas coffres à raison. _All heads are not
sense-boxes._
Toutes vérités ne sont pas bonnes à dire. _All truths are not good to
be uttered._
Tout état, et rien au plat. _All state, and nothing on the plate._
Tout fait ventre, pourvu qu’il entre. _A bellyful is a bellyful._
Tout le monde est sage après l’événement. _Everybody is wise after the
thing has happened._
Tout paraît jaune à qui a la jaunisse. _To the jaundiced all things
seem yellow._
Tout passe, tout casse, tout lasse. _Everything passes, everything
breaks, everything wearies._
Tout va à qui n’a pas besoin. _Everything goes to him who does not want
it._
Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre. _Everything in time comes to
him, who knows how to wait._
Tout y va par compère et commère. _Everything goes by favour and
cousinship._
Tricherie revient à son maître. _Trickery comes back to its master._
Triste est la maison où le coq se tait et la poule chante. _It is a
sorry house in which the cock is silent and the hen crows._
Trois déménagements valent un incendie. _Three removals are as bad as a
fire._
Trois frères, trois châteaux. _Three brothers, three castles._
Trop achète le miel qui le lèche sur les épines. _He pays dear for
honey who licks it off thorns._
Trop de zèle gâte tout. _Too much zeal spoils all._
Trop gratter cuit, trop parler nuit. _Too much scratching smarts, too
much talking harms._
Trop tard crie l’oiseau quand il est pris. _It is too late for the bird
to scream when it is caught._
Trop tranchant ne coupe pas, trop pointu ne perce pas. _Too keen an
edge does not cut, too fine a point does not pierce._
Truie aime mieux bran que roses. _A sow prefers bran to roses._
Tuer la poule pour avoir l’”oe]uf. _To kill the hen by way of getting
the egg._
Tuer un mercier pour un peigne. _To kill a mercer for a comb._
U.
Un ami de table et de vin, tenir ne faut pour bon voisin. _A friend to
my table and wine, is no good neighbour._
Un âne ne trébuche pas deux fois sur la même pierre. _An ass does not
stumble twice over the same stone._
Un apothicaire ne doit être longtemps cocu. _An apothecary ought not to
be long a cuckold._
Un aveugle mène l’autre en la fosse. _One blind man leads another into
the ditch._
Un barbier en rase un autre. _One barber shaves another._
Un bienfait reproché tint toujours lieu d’offense. _Upbraiding makes a
benefit an injury._
Un boiteux ne veut aller avec un plus boiteux que lui. _A lame man
won’t walk with one who is lamer._
Un bon avis vaut un ”oe]il dans la main. _A good advice is as good as
an eye in the hand._
Un bon bailleur en fait bailler deux. _A good gaper makes two gapers._
Un bon renard ne mange pas les poules de son voisin. _A good fox does
not eat his neighbour’s fowls._
Un bon repas doit commencer par la faim. _A good repast ought to begin
with hunger._
Un brochet fait plus qu’une lettre de recommandation. _A jackfish does
more than a letter of recommendation._
Un cerveau ne vaut guère sans langue. _A brain is worth little without
a tongue._
Un chien regarde bien un évêque. _A dog may look at a bishop._
Un clou chasse l’autre. _One nail drives out another._
Un coup de langue est pire qu’un coup de lance. _The tongue wounds more
than a lance._
Un courtisan doit être sans humeur et sans honneur. _A courtier should
be without feeling and without honour._
Une chandelle à Saint Michel et une à son diable. _One candle for St.
Michael, and another for his devil._
Une conscience pure est un bon oreiller. _A clear conscience is a good
pillow._
Une faute niée est deux fois commise. _A fault denied is twice
committed._
Une femme ne cèle que ce qu’elle ne sait pas. _A woman conceals only
what she does not know._
Une fleur ne fait pas une guirlande. _One flower does not make a
garland._
Une fois n’est pas coutume. _Once is no custom._
Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps. _One swallow does not make a
spring._
Une once de faveur vaut mieux qu’une livre de justice. _An ounce of
favour goes further, or is worth more, than a pound of justice._
Une poule aveugle peut quelquefois trouver son grain. _A blind hen can
sometimes find her corn._
Une science requiert tout son homme. _An art requires a whole man._
Une tromperie en attire une autre. _One deceit brings on another._
Un fou avise bien un sage. _A wise man may learn of a fool._
Un fou fait toujours commencement. _A fool is always beginning._
Un homme averti en vaut deux. _A man warned is as good as two._
Un homme bien monté est toujours orgueilleux. _A man well mounted is
always proud._
Un homme de paille vaut une femme d’or. _A man of straw is worth a
woman of gold._
Un homme mort n’a ni parents ni amis. _A dead man has neither relations
nor friends._
Un homme, nul homme. _One man, no man._
Un homme qui se noie s’attache à un brin d’herbe. _A drowning man
clings to a blade of grass._
Un homme riche n’est jamais laid pour une fille. _A rich man is never
ugly in the eyes of a girl._
Un jour en vaut deux pour qui fait chaque chose en son lieu. _One day
is as good as two for him who does everything in its place._
Un malheur ne vient jamais seul. _Misfortunes never come single._
Un marteau d’argent rompt une porte de fer. _A silver hammer breaks an
iron door._
Un mauvais accommodement vaut mieux qu’un bon procès. _A bad compromise
is better than a good lawsuit._
Un moineau dans la main vaut mieux qu’une grue qui vole. _A sparrow in
the hand is better than a crane on the wing._
Un noble prince ou roy n’a jamais pille ne croix. _A noble prince or
king never has a coin to bless himself._
Un petit homme projette parfois une grande ombre. _A little man
sometimes casts a long shadow._
Un peu d’absence fait grand bien. _A little absence does much good._
Un peu d’aide fait grand bien. _A little help does a great deal._
Un peu de fiel gâte beaucoup de miel. _A little gall spoils a great
deal of honey._
Un seigneur de paille mange un vassal d’acier. _A lord of straw devours
a vassal of steel._
Un seul homme ne peut suffire à tout. _No living man all things can._
Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l’admire. _One fool always finds
a greater fool to admire him._
Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras. _One take-this is better than
two thou-shalt-haves._
Un ver se recoquille quand on marche dessus. _Tread on a worm and it
will turn._
Un vieux four est plus aisé à chauffer qu’un neuf. _An old oven is
easier to heat than a new one._
V.
Vache de loin a lait assez. _A cow from afar gives plenty of milk._
Vache ne sait ce que vaut sa queue jusqu’à ce qu’elle l’ait perdue. _A
cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has lost it._
Valet devant, maître derrière, en pont, en planche, en rivière. _At a
bridge, a plank, a river, the servant foremost, the master behind._
Vent au visage rend un homme sage. _Adversity makes a man wise._
Ventre affamé n’a point d’oreilles. _A hungry belly has no ears._
Ventre plein conseille bien. _A full belly counsels well._
Veux-tu meilleur pain que de froment? _Do you want better bread than
wheaten?_
Viande d’ami est bientôt prête. _A friend’s meat is soon ready._
Vides chambres font femmes folles. _Empty rooms make giddy housewives._
Vie de pourceau, courte et bonne. _A pig’s life, short and sweet._
Vieilles amours et vieux tisons s’allument en toutes saisons. _Old love
and old brands kindle at all seasons._
Vieux amis et comptes nouveaux. _Old friends and new reckonings._
Vieux b”oe]uf fait sillon droit. _An old ox makes a straight furrow._
Vieux chien n’aboie pas en vain. _An old dog does not bark for
nothing._
Vilain affamé, demi enragé. _A hungry clown is half mad._
Vilain enrichi ne connaît parent ni ami. _A clown enriched knows
neither relation nor friend._
Vilain ne sçait qu’esperon vaut. _A churl knows not the worth of spurs_
(i. e. _honour_).
Ville qui parlemente est moitié rendue. _The town that parleys is half
surrendered._
Vin versé n’est pas avalé. _Wine poured out is not wine swallowed._
Vivre au jour la journée. _To live from hand to mouth._
Voix du peuple, voix de Dieu. _The people’s voice, God’s voice._
Voler un voleur n’est pas voler. _To rob a robber is not robbing._
Vouloir, c’est pouvoir. _Will is power._
Vraie noblesse nul ne blesse. _True nobility is invulnerable._
ITALIAN PROVERBS.
A.
Abbiamo pur fiorini che troveremo cugini. _Let us have florins and we
shall find cousins._
Abbi piuttosto il piccolo per amico, che il grande per nemico. _Rather
have a little one for your friend, than a great one for your enemy._
Abbondanza genera fastidio. _Plenty makes daintiness._
A bisogni si conoscon gli amici. _Friends are known in time of need._
(_Friends in need are friends indeed._)
A buona derrata pensaci su. _At a good bargain pause and ponder._
A buon cavaliere non manca lancia. _A good cavalier never lacks a
lance._
A buon cavallo non manca sella. _A good horse never lacks a saddle._
A buon cavallo non occorre dirgli trotta. _No need to say “trot” to a
good horse._
A buon intenditor poche parole. _A word to the wise is enough._
A buon vino non bisogna frasca. _Good wine needs no bush._
A cader va chi troppo in alto sale. _He who climbs too high is near a
fall._
A can che fugge, dagli, dagli. _When a dog runs away, hit him! hit him!_
A can che lecchi cenere, non gli fidar farina. _The dog that licks
ashes is not to be trusted with flour._
A cane scottato l’acqua fredda pare calda. _A scalded dog thinks cold
water hot._
A cattiva vacca Dio dà corte corna. _God gives a curst cow short horns._
A cattivo cane corto legame. _A mischievous dog must be tied short._
A causa perduta, parole assai. _Plenty of words when the cause is lost._
A caval donato, non guardar in bocca. _Look not a gift horse in the
mouth._
A caval donato, non si mira il pelo. _Never heed the colour of a gift
horse._
A cavalli tristi o buoni, sempre porta i tuoi sproni. _Be the horse
good or bad always wear your spurs._
A caval magro vanno le mosche. _Flies flock to the lean horse._
A cavar di casa un morto, ci voglion quattro vivi. _It takes four
living men to carry one dead man out of a house._
Accasca in un punto quel che non accasca in cento anni. _That happens
in a moment which may not happen in a hundred years._
Accenna al savio e lascia far a lui. _Give the wise man a hint and
leave him to act._
Accordatevi, dice Arlotto, ed io farò piovere. _Agree between
yourselves (as to the time), quoth Arlotto, and I will make it rain._
Accosta più la camicia che il giubbone. _The shirt is nearer than the
doublet._
Accostati a’ buoni e sarai uno di essi. _Associate with the good and
you will be one of them._
A chi compra non bastan cent’occhi, e à chi vende ne basta un solo.
_For the buyer a hundred eyes are too few, for the seller one is
enough._
A chi dici il tuo secreto, doni la tua libertà. _To whom you tell your
secret you surrender your freedom._
A chi fa male, mai mancano scuse. _The wrong-doer never lacks excuses._
A chi fugge, ogni cosa dà impaccio. _The fugitive finds everything
impede him._
A chi ha testa, non manca cappello. _He who has a head won’t want for a
hat._
A chi la riesce bene, è tenuto per savio. _He who succeeds is reputed
wise._
A chi non si lascia consigliare, non si può aiutare. _There is no
helping him who will not be advised._
A chi parla poco, gli basta la metà del cervello. _Half a brain is
enough for him who says little._
A chi piace il bere, parla sempre di vino. _He who likes drinking is
always talking of wine._
A chi ti dà un porco, tu gli puoi ben dar una carbonata. _To him who
gives you a pig you may well give a rasher._
A chi ti può torre ciò che hai, dagli ciò che ti chiede. _To him who
can take what thou hast, give what he asks._
A chi troppo ride gli duole il cuore. _He who laughs overmuch may have
an aching heart._
A chi veglia tutto si rivela. _To him who watches, everything reveals
itself._
A chi vuole, non è cosa difficile. _Nothing is difficult to a willing
mind._
A chi vuole, non mancano modi. _Where there’s a will there’s a way._
A chi vuol fare, non manca che fare. _To him who is determined it
remains only to act._
A colomba pasciuta la vescia par amara. _Vetches seem bitter to the
full-cropped pigeon._
A conti vecchi contese nuove. _Old reckonings, new disputes._
Acqua che corre non porta veleno. _Running water carries no poison._
Acqua cheta vermini mena. _Still water breeds vermin._
Acqua, fumo, e mala femmina, cacciano la gente di casa. _Water, smoke,
and a vicious woman, drive men out of the house._
Acqua lontana non spegne fuoco vicino. _Water afar does not quench a
fire at hand._
Acqua passata non macina più. _Water past will not turn the mill._
Acqua torbida non fa specchio. _Muddy water won’t do for a mirror._
Acqua torbida non lava. _Dirty water does not wash clean._
Acquista buona fama e mettiti à dormire. _Get a good name and go to
sleep._
A cuor vile forza non giova. _Strength avails not a coward._
Adagio a’ mal passi. _Go softly at bad bits of road._
Ad albero caduto accétta, accétta. _To the fallen tree, hatchets!
hatchets!_
Ad arbor che cade ognun grida dàgli, dàgli. _When a tree is falling,
every one cries, down with it._
Ad arca aperta il giusto pecca. _At an open chest the righteous sins._
A dono nuovo non convien grazia vecchia. _Old thanks are not for new
gifts._
Ad occhio infermo nuoce la luce. _The light is painful to sore eyes._
Ad ogni santo la sua torcia. _To every saint his torch._
Ad ogni santo vien la sua festa. _Every saint has his festival._
Ad ogni uccello suo nido par bello. _Every bird thinks its own nest
beautiful._
Ad ogni volpe piace il pollaio. _Every fox likes a henroost._
Ad ognuno par più grave la croce sua. _Every one thinks his own cross
the heaviest._
Ad ora ad ora vola tutto il tempo. _Hour by hour time departs._
Ad un cieco mal può mostrarsi il cammino. _It is not easy to show the
way to a blind man._
Ad un colpo non cade à terra l’albero. _The tree is not felled at one
blow._
Ad un popolo pazzo, un prete spiritato. _A mad parish, a mad priest._
Ad un uomo dabbene avanza la metà del cervello; ad un tristo non basta
neanche tutto. _For an honest man half his wits are enough; the whole
is too little for a knave._
A fiume famoso non andar a pesca. _Don’t go a-fishing to a famous
stream._
A gatta che lecca spiedo non fidar arrosto. _A cat that licks the spit
is not to be trusted with roast meat._
A giovane cuor tutto è giuoco. _To a young heart everything is sport._
A giovano soldato vecchio cavallo. _An old horse for a young soldier._
Agli uomini ogni peccato mortale è veniale, alle donne ogni veniale è
mortale. _In men every mortal sin is venial, in women every venial sin
is mortal._
A goccia à goccia s’incava la pietra. _Drop by drop wears away the
stone._
A gran ruscello passate l’ultimo. _At a great river be the last to
pass._
A gran salita gran discesa. _The higher the rise the greater the fall._
A grassa cucina povertà è vicina. _A fat kitchen is next door to
poverty._
Ai mali estremi, estremi rimedi. _For extreme ills extreme remedies._
A la barba de’ pazzi il barbier impara a radere. _On a fool’s beard the
barber learns to shave._
Albero spesso trapiantato mai di frutti è caricato. _A tree often
transplanted is never loaded with fruit._
Al bugiardo non si crede la verità. _The liar is not believed when he
speaks the truth._
Al cattivo cane tosto vien la coda. _A cur’s tail grows fast._
Al confessore, medico, e avvocato, non tenere il ver celato. _Hide not
the truth from your confessor, your doctor, or your lawyer._
Al fin del giuoco si vede chi guadagna. _At the end of the game we see
who wins._
Al ladro fa paura anche un sorcio. _The thief is frightened even by a
mouse._
Al molino ed alla sposa, sempre manca qualche cosa. _A mill and a wife
are always in want of something._
Alla fama si va per varie strade. _Various are the roads to fame._
All’amico mondagli il fico, all’inimico il persico. _Peel a fig for
your friend, a peach for your enemy._
Alla pace si può sacrificar tutto. _Anything for a quiet life._
Alla pignatta che bolle non s’accostano le mosche. _Flies don’t light
on a boiling pot._
Alla porta chiusa il diavolo volge le spalle. _The devil turns away
from a closed door._
Alle belle donno le più volte toccano i brutti uomini. _Handsome women
generally fall to the lot of ugly men._