On the tragedy of poverty:
'Lu dàbbete magne la notte.'
(Debt eats the night.)
On forgetting where you put things:
'La cas’ annascânne, n’arròbbe.'
(The home hides, it doesn’t steal.)
On why crime doesn't pay:
'La farèine di lu dujávele si li porte lu vende.'
(The wind takes the Devil’s flour.)
Alberico Collina