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title: "5 Old Italian Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Old Italian quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Old Italian sayings and thoughts."
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> [Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadia-giosia/like-the-old-italian-saying-goes-it-ain-t-rocket-surgery/)

[Nadia Giosia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadia-giosia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/nadia-giosia-23989_italian_like-the-old-italian-saying-goes-it-ain_118930.png)

> [My vocal style is called bel canto, which is an old Italian vocal style going back hundreds of years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-bach/my-vocal-style-is-called-bel-canto-which-is-an-old-italian-vocal/)

[Sebastian Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-bach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/sebastian-bach-10350_italian_my-vocal-style-is-called-bel-canto-which_534847.jpg)

> [“But the old Italian commedia that I loved—Pantaloon, Harlequin, Scaramouche, and the rest—lived on as they always had, with tightrope walkers, acrobats,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-rice/but-the-old-italian-commedia-that-i-loved-pantaloon-harlequin/)

[Anne Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-rice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/anne-rice-238_acrobats_but-the-old-italian-commedia-that-i-love_585376.jpg)

> [“At the table, one does not grow old. —Italian proverb Thanksgiving”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-healey/at-the-table-one-does-not-grow-old-italian-proverb-thanksgiving/)

[Jane Healey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-healey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/jane-healey-29323_thanksgiving_at-the-table-one-does-not-grow-old-itali_1365120.jpg)

> [There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/omar-sharif/there-are-lots-of-wonderful-old-italian-actors-you-don-t-need-to-take/)

[Omar Sharif](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/omar-sharif/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/omar-sharif-15228_actor_there-are-lots-of-wonderful-old-italian_2891754.jpg)

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