Fejn tħobb il-qalb jimxu r-riġlejn.
“The legs go where the heart is.”
People are drawn toward what or whom they truly love.
— Traditional Malta Wisdom, Malta
Source: Traditional Malta proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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