Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
meglio molliche con amore che fagiani con dolore
English translation:
It's better to be poor and in love than rich and unhappy/miserable.
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Mar 20, 2006 18:45
18 yrs ago
Italian term
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meglio molliche con amore che fagiani con dolore
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It is a saying used by the actress. i think she's talking about love.
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It's better to be poor and in love than rich and unhappy/miserable.
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Note added at 55 mins (2006-03-20 19:40:53 GMT)
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It's better to be poor and in love than to be rich, and not be in love. marriages. ...
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Note added at 55 mins (2006-03-20 19:40:53 GMT)
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It's better to be poor and in love than to be rich, and not be in love. marriages. ...
spaces.msn.com/.../blog/cns!2882CE678638DF73!1016.entry?_c11_blogpart_blogpart=blogview&_c=blogpart
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Theodora OB
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better poor in love than rich with heartache
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There is probably a better saying in English. It literally means beeter to have crumbs and love than pheasants and heartache.
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Michele Fauble
: "poor AND in love" - "poor in love" means 'without much love'.
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true!
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1 hr
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened calf with hatred.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs 15:17; ...
than a fattened calf with hatred.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs 15:17; ...
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Kristy Shuster
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It's better to have crumbs with love than heartache with dove
Just an idea to try to keep the rhyme!
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