Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The rain it raineth

“The rain it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella;
But chiefly on the just, because
The unjust steals the just’s umbrella.”

“Piove sul giusto,
e anche sull’ingiusto;
ma sul giusto piove di più, perché
l’ingiusto gli ruba l’ombrello”.

(Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, 1835-1894 - attributed)