Tuesday, June 16, 2015

 

A Proverb

Norman Douglas (1868-1952), Old Calabria, chapter XVII:
They have a proverb which runs "sfoga o schiatta"—relieve yourself or burst; our vaunted ideal of self-restraint, of dominating the reflexes, being thought not only fanciful but injurious to health.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 11:38 AM


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