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Are you looking for a quote, phrase, or saying in Italian? We’ve compiled a list of many famous ones from poets, proverbs, actors, and even those used by Italians and Italian-Americans in everyday speech. And we’ve included both the Italian and English versions for you as well. Feel free to use them on a custom t-shirt<\/a> in our t-shirt designer<\/a> tool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italian Phrases & Sayings and Their English Translations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. A caval donato non si guarda in bocca. – Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A chi fa male, mai mancano scuse. – He who does evil, is never short of an excuse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Aiutati che Dio t’aiuta. – Help yourself and God will help you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Belle parole non pascon i gatti. – Fine words don’t feed cats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Chi dorme non piglia pesci – Those who sleep don’t catch any fish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Quando l’amico chiede, non v’\u00e8 domani. – When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Il dolce far niente. – It is sweet doing nothing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. L’amore \u00e8 cieco \u2013 Love is blind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. L’amore vince sempre – Love conquers all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. La vita \u00e8 un sogno – Life is a dream.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. La semplicit\u00e0 \u00e8 l’ultima sofisticazione – Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -Leonardo Da Vinci<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Mangia bene, ridi spesso, ama molto. – Eat well, laugh often, love much.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Noi non potemo avere perfetta vita senza amici – We cannot have a perfect life without friends. -Dante<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Non puoi insegnare niente a un uomo. Puoi solo aiutarlo a scoprire ci\u00f2 che ha dentro di s\u00e9 – You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself. -Galileo Galilei<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Nulla nuova, buona nuova. – No news is good news.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Quando finisce la partita il re ed il pedone finiscono nella stessa scatola. – When you finish the game, the king and pawn end up in the same box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Se non hai mai pianto, i tuoi occhi non possono essere belli. – If you haven’t cried, your eyes can’t be beautiful. -Sophia Loren<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Una cena senza vino \u00e8 come un giorno senza sole – A meal without wine is a day without sunshine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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