# Venetian proverbs

Venetian is an Italian dialect spoken mostly in the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy.
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## A

* A cosa fata no val consegio.
** English equivalent: When a thing is done, advice comes too late.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto. "580, Geschehenr". Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. I. pp. 301.
* Al busiaro no se ghe crede gnanca co l dise la verità.
** English equivalent: A liar is not believed when he tells the truth.
** "Just as the liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe any one else; so a guilty society can more easily be persuaded that any apparently innocent act is guilty than that any apparently guilty act is innocent."
** George Bernard Shaw, Quintessence Of Ibsenism (1891; 1913)
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "65" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. II. p. 36.
* Amor novo va e vien, amor veccio se mantien.
** English equivalent: Of soup and love the first is the best.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 825. ISBN 0415096243.

## B

* Beati quei che ga so pare a l inferno.
** English equivalent: Happy is the child whose father went to the devil.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "254, Reicher" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. II. p. 142.
* Beato quelo che impara a spese dei altri.
** It is easiest to learn from another man's damage.
** English equivalent: Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 619. ISBN 0415096243.
* Bisogna saver far per saver comandar.
** English equivalent: Who has not served cannot command.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "555, gehorchen" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. I. p. 289.

## C

* Chi comincia mal, finisse pezo.
** English equivalent: A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
** Emanuel Strauss (1994). "1". Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs. Routledge. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-136-78978-6.
* Chi roba el poco roba anca l assae,'
** English equivalent: He that will steal a pin will steal a better thing.
** von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "387, Stehlen" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. II. p. 212.
* Chi xe san, xe più del sultan.
** English equivalent: Good health is above wealth.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto. "588, Gesundheit". Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. I. p. 305.

## D

* Dal bo davanti; dal mulo dadrio, e da la dona da tute le bande.
** English equivalent: Take heed of an ox before, an ass behind and a monk on all sides.
** "We seldom find out that we are flattered."
** Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia (1732)
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "198, Oohsen" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. p. 109.

## E

* El pero casca poco lontan de l'arboro.
** English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree.
** “Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents.”
** Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 259. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 488. ISBN 0415096243.
* El più tristo sordo xe quel che non vol intender.
** English equivalent: None so deaf as those who will not hear.
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "427, Tauben" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. II. Fries. p. 238.
* El se e'l ma xe l ' intrada dei mincioni.
** English equivalent: How many ifs fill a bushel?
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Düringsfeld, Otto (1872). "5" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. I. Fries. p. 4.

## F

* Far de nezessità virtù.
** English equivalent: Make a virtue out of necessity.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 1079. ISBN 0415096243.

## L

* L ' aseno xe sempre aseno, anca co una bela gualdrapa.
** English equivalent: A golden bit does not make the horse any better.
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1872). "14 Affen" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. II. Fries. p. 7.
* La bona mare de la madregna, di siː ti vol?
** English equivalentː The good mother saith notː will you? but gives.
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "115, Mutter" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. II. p. 66.
* La note xe la mare d ' i pensieri.
** English equivalent: To take counsel of one's pillow.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "232, Rath" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen vergleichend zusammengestellt von Ida von Duringsfeld und Otto Freihern von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld. II. p. 129.
* La salute no savemo cossa che la val, altro che quando l'avemo persa.
** English equivalent: Health is not valued till sickness comes
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "596, Gesundheid" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. I. p. 306.

## M

* Megio soli che mal compagnadi.
** It is better to be alone than to be in bad company.
** English equivalent: Better be alone than in bad company.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 572. ISBN 0415096243.

## N

* No bisogna spuár nel piato che se ga de magnar.
** English equivalent: Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 634. ISBN 0415096243.
* No se pol cavar sangue dal muro.
** English equivalent: You cannot get blood from a stone.
** von Duringsfeld, Ida; Freihern von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "92" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen vergleichend zusammengestellt von Ida von Duringsfeld und Otto Freihern von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld. II. p. 56.

## O

* Ogni scherzo curto xe belo, A longo andar el pol stufar.
** English equivalent: Leave a jest when it pleases you best.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "122, aufhören" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. I. p. 59-60.

## P

* Per gnente l'orbo no canta.
** English equivalent: You can't get something for nothing.
** "Everything has to be paid for, directly or indirectly, in money or in kind."
** Martin H. Manser (2007). The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs. Infobase Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-8160-6673-5.
** Strauss, Emmanuel (1994). Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volym 1. Routledge. p. 799. ISBN 0415096243.
* Prima de vender la pele bisogna copar l'orso.
** English equivalent: Don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 641. ISBN 0415096243.

## Q

* Quel che se desidera no se stenta a creder.
** English equivalent: The wish is father to the thought.
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "720, wünscht" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. II. p. 408.

## S

* Saco sbuso no tien megio, Povar' omo no va a consegio: Se'l parla ben nol, vien inteso Se'l parla mal, el vien ripreso.
** English equivalentː Losers are always in the wrong.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "113, armen" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. I. p. 55.
* Semo tuti fidi de Adamo.
** English equivalent: We are all descended from Adam.
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "10 Adam" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. I. p. 6.

## See also

* Bolognese proverbs
* Corsican proverbs
* Emilian proverbs
* Italian proverbs
* Lombard proverbs
* Milanese proverbs
* Neapolitan proverbs
* Northern Italian proverbs
* Piedmontese proverbs
* Romagnol proverbs
* Romanesco proverbs
* Sardinian proverbs
* Sicilian proverbs
* Tristine proverbs ‎
* Tuscan proverbs