Corsican Proverbs

Whether bad or good, christ doesn’t say why it happens. Corsican Proverbs Image

Whether bad or good, christ doesn’t say why it happens.

Whether may is warm or not, don’t take off your coat. Corsican Proverbs Image

Whether may is warm or not, don’t take off your coat.

Whether well-shaven or not, it looks the same after a few days. Corsican Proverbs Image

Whether well-shaven or not, it looks the same after a few days.

While travelling, the load settles in place. Corsican Proverbs Image

While travelling, the load settles in place.

If youth had the volition and if old age had the ability. Corsican Proverbs Image

If youth had the volition and if old age had the ability.

In a large church no priest dies. Corsican Proverbs Image

In a large church no priest dies.

Disorder brings about order. Corsican Proverbs Image

Disorder brings about order.

Do no evil, it’s a sin. Do no good, it’s no use. Corsican Proverbs Image

Do no evil, it’s a sin. Do no good, it’s no use.

Dogs bark and cows chew grass. Corsican Proverbs Image

Dogs bark and cows chew grass.

Don’t call a man who has a field in valgonu “poor”. Corsican Proverbs Image

Don’t call a man who has a field in valgonu “poor”.

In war, lies are as abundant as dirt. Corsican Proverbs Image

In war, lies are as abundant as dirt.

Don’t judge your life before it has ended. Corsican Proverbs Image

Don’t judge your life before it has ended.

Don’t let children or pups get accustomed to your soup bowl. Corsican Proverbs Image

Don’t let children or pups get accustomed to your soup bowl.

Don’t poop in a field and don’t talk in a forest. Corsican Proverbs Image

Don’t poop in a field and don’t talk in a forest.

Little by little the measure is filled. Corsican Proverbs Image

Little by little the measure is filled.

Little children, little problems; big children, big problems. Corsican Proverbs Image

Little children, little problems; big children, big problems.

Pray for those who are born into good families Corsican Proverbs Image

Pray for those who are born into good families

Long live the headdress, because hats come and go. Corsican Proverbs Image

Long live the headdress, because hats come and go.

Problems are in the bag. Corsican Proverbs Image

Problems are in the bag.

Only the spoon knows the pot’s sorrows. Corsican Proverbs Image

Only the spoon knows the pot’s sorrows.

Ropes that are too long become snakes. Corsican Proverbs Image

Ropes that are too long become snakes.

Money from poor men and balls from dogs, impossible to hide. Corsican Proverbs Image

Money from poor men and balls from dogs, impossible to hide.

More ewes, more flus. Corsican Proverbs Image

More ewes, more flus.

More kids are dying than old goats. Corsican Proverbs Image

More kids are dying than old goats.

Santa maria, sich?: if you’re not a thief you won’t be happy there. Corsican Proverbs Image

Santa maria, sich?: if you’re not a thief you won’t be happy there.

Mother sets aside and the cat eats. Corsican Proverbs Image

Mother sets aside and the cat eats.

Seamen learn to get to know each other during a storm. Corsican Proverbs Image

Seamen learn to get to know each other during a storm.

Seeing a man is seeing his character. Corsican Proverbs Image

Seeing a man is seeing his character.

My spurs and another’s horse. Corsican Proverbs Image

My spurs and another’s horse.

There is no need to feed the dog that follows. Corsican Proverbs Image

There is no need to feed the dog that follows.

Water ends up at the sea. Corsican Proverbs Image

Water ends up at the sea.

Water erodes slopes. Corsican Proverbs Image

Water erodes slopes.

Water in august: oil and ferment. Corsican Proverbs Image

Water in august: oil and ferment.

Water makes mud, wine cleans the blood. Corsican Proverbs Image

Water makes mud, wine cleans the blood.

They who are born of chickens scratch the earth. Corsican Proverbs Image

They who are born of chickens scratch the earth.

This basket that leaves and returns unfilled is not nice. Corsican Proverbs Image

This basket that leaves and returns unfilled is not nice.

Wedded in september, widow or sorrow. Corsican Proverbs Image

Wedded in september, widow or sorrow.

Weddings and widowings are by the hand of destiny. Corsican Proverbs Image

Weddings and widowings are by the hand of destiny.

What a sad basket, leaving and returning empty. Corsican Proverbs Image

What a sad basket, leaving and returning empty.

What a sad bench it is that has never been sat upon by a grey beard. Corsican Proverbs Image

What a sad bench it is that has never been sat upon by a grey beard.

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