A few words of warning to the greedy
Just like the English idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it”, “avere la moglie ubriaca e la botte piena” - wanting everything without giving up anything - is an expression about compromise.
You want to have a cat, but don’t want hairs on your finest black suit? Avere la moglie ubriaca e la botte piena. You want to dine out on the finest food and wine Tuscany has to offer, but don’t want to get fat or spend time in the gym working off the calories? Avere la moglie ubriaca e la botte piena.
Whatever your heart desires, there will usually be compromise. Avere la moglie ubriaca e la botte piena invites us to consider our choices.
You want to have a cat, but don’t want hairs on your finest black suit? Avere la moglie ubriaca e la botte piena. You want to dine out on the finest food and wine Tuscany has to offer, but don’t want to get fat or spend time in the gym working off the calories? Avere la moglie ubriaca e la botte piena.
Whatever your heart desires, there will usually be compromise. Avere la moglie ubriaca e la botte piena invites us to consider our choices.