Italians have many lovely sayings about life (like any other established language) and each province has its own particular use. This section lists some of the more interesting Italian sayings, particularly from the Le Marche, Abruzzo and Puglia regions.

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I am indebted to Daniela from Puglia for this saying:

• "sci n'ama sci sciamn, sci non n'ama sci, non ne sciam scenn" = it means simply if we have to go, let's go, if we don't have to go, let's stay. It's a call to action.