Milanese proverbs

Proverbs from all Milanese speaking parts of the world.

A

• Amor növ el va e'l ven; amor vèc el se mantèn.
  • Idiomatic translation: 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

• Beat quel che impara ai spall dei alter.
  • Translation: It is easiest to learn from another mans damage.
  • English equivalent: Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.
  • Source for proverb: Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 619. ISBN 0415096243. 

C

• Con piö sa e vèc, con piö crès la soma.
  • Idiomatic translation: Age and poverty are ill to bear.
  • Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 177. ISBN 0415096243. 

G

• Gioeugh, per esse bel, nô l'ha de durá tropp.
  • Idiomatic translation: Leave a jest when it pleases you best.
  • Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 863. ISBN 0415096243. 

N

• No s'à minga de spü nei vacèl che s'à mangià.
  • English equivalent: Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.
  • "People who can put themselves in the place of other people – who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for them."
  • Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends And Influence People (1934)
  • Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 634. ISBN 0415096243. 

See also

• Bolognese proverbs
• Corsican proverbs
• Italian proverbs
• Lombard proverbs
• Milanese proverbs
• Neapolitan proverbs
• Piedmontese proverbs
• Sardinian proverbs
• Sicilian proverbs
• Tuscan proverbs
• Venetian Proverbs