344 Corsican Proverbs / Page 14
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The owner's eye fattens the horse.262.
The pubic hair of a woman mounting is stronger than two pairs of ox descending.263.
The sea embraces streams.264.
The soul belongs to God, and possessions to their owners.265.
The soul to God, and the body to the Earth.266.
The sun shines for everyone.267.
The vine says to the vintager: "Make me poor, and I will make you rich."268.
The weather worsens on Saint Bartholomew's Day.269.
The woman makes the man.270.
The word goes out but the message is lost.271.
The world is like a ladder: some go up and some go down.272.
The worst kick is from a trained horse.273.
The worst kind of dog is the one who does not want to bite.274.
The yew tree exists three hundred years: first green, then dry, then gone.275.
The young pay for the old.276.
Theory dominates practice.277.
There is no need to feed the dog that follows.278.
There is no warmth where the sun doesn't shine.279.
There isn't a Saturday without sun, nor a woman without love.280.
There's no point in whistling at an ox who doesn't want to drink.