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Occhio! Posted by on Aug 13, 2013

The Roman philosopher Cicerone (Cicero) once said: "Ut imago est animi voltus sic indices oculi" ("As the face is the image of soul so the eyes are its mirror"). Above: Sharbat Gula by Steve McCurry   We have many interesting expressions in Italian that derive from the word occhio (eye), but let’s begin with the…

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