Neapolitan proverbs

Proverbs from all Neapolitan speaking parts of the world.

C

• Chi la dura la vence.
  • English equivalent: God is with those who persevere; Persevere and never fear.
  • Strauss, Emanuel (1994). "130". Dictionary of European Proverbs. I. Routledge. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-134-86460-7. 

M

• Meglio sulo ca male accompagnato.
  • Translation: It is better to be alone than to be in bad company.
  • English equivalent: Better be alone than in bad company.
  • Source for proverb: Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 572. ISBN 0415096243. 

Q

• Se s abbruscia la casa de lo vecino curre, co si l acqua a la casa toja.
  • ̽English equivalentː When thy neighbour s house doth burn (is on fire) be careful (beware) of thine own.
  • von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "Nachbarn, 127" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. p. 73. 

See also

• Bolognese proverbs
• Corsican proverbs
• Emilian proverbs
• Italian proverbs
• Lombard proverbs
• Milanese proverbs
• Northern Italian proverbs
• Piedmontese proverbs
• Romagnol proverbs
• Romanesco proverbs
• Sardinian proverbs
• Sicilian proverbs
• Tristine proverbs ‎
• Tuscan proverbs
• Venetian Proverbs