344 Corsican Proverbs / Page 13
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The best gold is supple.242.
The best pears are eaten by the pigs.243.
The braying of donkeys doesn't reach heaven.244.
The closer a relation, the more it hits home.245.
The crow says the ugliest runt is his own.246.
The dead with the dead, and the living with the living.247.
The difference between appearances and truth is the same as between warping and weaving.248.
The doctor can come and go, but he who is sick remains so.249.
The doctor comes to the house where the sun can't reach.250.
The dog barks, the pig eats.251.
The festival of mpaza comes to pass.252.
The fox can lose his fur but not his cunning.253.
The Lord gives biscuits to he who has teeth.254.
The Lord gives cold according to one's clothes.255.
The Lord gives to he who has no teeth.256.
The Lord tests those he loves.257.
The maquis has no eyes, but it sees all.258.
The more one lives the more one learns.259.
The morning rainbow reaches the fountains; the evening rainbow fills the sails.260.
The most beautiful laughter comes from the mouth of a mourner.