MEDITERRANEAN WISDOM
 Mazza e panella fanno 'e figlie bell; panella senza mazza fanno 'e figlie pazze Stick and bread make children nice, bread without stick make children crazy Tre so' 'e putiente: 'o papa, 'o rré, e chi nún tene niente The powerful are: the Pope, the King and those who have nothing 'A gatta pe' gghji' 'e pressa, facette 'e figlie cecate Haste makes for waste Quann' 'o peducchio saglie 'ngloria, perde 'a scienza e 'a memoria When one thinks he has arrived, one may loose reason and forget where he came from Quann' 'o mellone jesce russo, ognuno ne vo' 'na fella When results are good, everyone wants to take part in them S'adda fa 'o pireto pe quanto é gruosso 'o culo Always act according to your capabilities 'e voglia 'e mettere rum, chi nasce strunz' nun po' addiventà babbà You can always try to improve it, but the end result does not change Chi mustra i so diné - u mustra u su pané (deretano) Those who show off their goods, exhibit their shallow side Sciûsciâ e sciorbî no se peu You can not do two things at the same time Battisene o belin Not to worry about something Ûu belin che se ti gh’ appendi ûn cavagnin, o pà ûn figgieu ch’ o vadde a l’asilo The penis is so big that if you hang a small basket on it, it looks like a child who goes to kindergarten Carni fa carni, pani fa panza, vinu fa danza Meat makes the body strong, bread makes the stomach get bigger, and wine makes you dance A megghiu parola é chidda chi non si rici If you have nothing good to say It's better to keep quiet Conzala come voi, sempri cocuzza é No matter which angle you look at it, the core stays the same Cu’ mancia fa muddichi Those who take action always leave small traces 'U mangiari senza 'mbiviri é comu 'u nuvulatu senza chiovi Without wine you can't eat well Attavula e a mmugghieri n'vicinati cu boni maneri Food and women need good manners N'ta tavula e n'to tavulinu si canusci u cittadinu At the table you can recognize the well-mannered people Quandu a vucca mangia / e u culu rendi mi ndi futtu di medici, / di medicini e di cu' i vindi When I eat well and my body does its function, I don't think about anything else O puérche dange le fràuele e le scétte, dange le gghiànde e se le mange Not everyone can appreciate the real value of things Pure le púdece ténene la tosse Even who doesn't know a thing takes the liberty to criticize |