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POPULAR WISDOM

"Ognuno tira acqua pi lu so mulinu"

"Everyone pulls grist to their own mill"

(Everyone looks after their own interests)

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"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life."

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