344 Corsican Proverbs / Page 11
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Not behaving and not organizing are as good as throwing yourself away.202.
Not every day is a celebration in Àmpaza.203.
Nothing is blacker than the pan.204.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.205.
Olive flowers in June, olives in the hand.206.
On April 8th, the cuckoo's call must be heard. If it isn't, either the cuckoo is dead or is going to die.207.
Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it.208.
Once grape gathering has finished, you have to hang up the basket.209.
One hand washes the other, both hands wash the face.210.
One who scorns is one who buys.211.
Only the spoon knows the pot's sorrows.212.
Our proverbs are sacred and correct.213.
Parents are teeth.214.
Pasta and macaroni, the hotter the better.215.
People should be mourned at their birth, not at their death.216.
Piglia muglieri, chì affrinarè. Maries-toi et tu deviendras plus tempéré.217.
Pigs are kissing: a year of acorns.218.
Pray for those who are born into good families, for those born into bad families always manage to succeed.219.
Problems are in the bag.220.
Pulled too far, a rope ends up breaking.