Cambiano i suonatori ma la musica è sempre quella.

English translation: The melody’s changed but the song remains the same.

Cane che abbaia non morde.

English translation: The dog that barks doesn’t bite.

Idiomatic meaning: His bark is worse than his bite.

Casa senza fimmina ’mpuvirisci. (Sicilian proverb)

English translation: How poor is a home without a woman!

Chi ben comincia è a metà dell’opera.

English translation: A good start is half the battle

Chi cento ne fa, una ne aspetti.

English translation: What goes around comes around.

Chi cerca trova.

English translation: Seek and you shall find.

Chi di spada ferisce di spada perisce.

English translation: He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.

Chi dorme non piglia pesci.

English translation: Who sleeps doesn’t catch fishes.

Idiomatic meaning: The early bird catches the worm.

Chi è causa del suo male piange se stesso.

English translation: He who has created his own evil cries over the same.

Idiomatic meaning: He who has made his bed must lie in it.

Chi fa da sé, fa per tre.

English translation: He who works by himself does the work of three (people).

Idiomatic meaning: Do it yourself if you want it done right.

Chi fa falla, e chi non fa sfarfalla.

English translation: Those who act make mistakes; and those who do nothing really blunder.

Chi ha avuto ha avuto e chi ha dato ha dato.

English translation: What’s done is done.

Chi ha fretta vada piano.

English translation: Make haste slowly.