1.0OPERA la Perahttps://www.operalapera.it/en/web_0jr0ko5nhttps://www.operalapera.it/en/author/web_0jr0ko5n/PROVERBS AND SAYINGS | OPERA la Perarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="F7zAsHf4Qz"><a href="https://www.operalapera.it/en/good-to-know/proverbs-and-sayings/">PROVERBS AND SAYINGS</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.operalapera.it/en/good-to-know/proverbs-and-sayings/embed/#?secret=F7zAsHf4Qz" width="600" height="338" title="“PROVERBS AND SAYINGS” — OPERA la Pera" data-secret="F7zAsHf4Qz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
/* ]]> */
</script>
Like lots of other agricultural produce, the pear is the subject of dozens of mottos, proverbs and expressions, particularly in the regions where they have been traditionally grown, particularly central Italy. People say, for example, “to fall like a pear”. It is not known however whether this unstable balance is a result of the pear’s typical shape or the fact that ripe pears often fall from trees.