344 Corsican Proverbs / Page 2
21. A house: you can know who built it, but not who is enjoying it.
22. A husband must be respected, even if he's very short.
23. A language silenced is a people who die.
24. A luna: in vintinovi n ferma in trenta n va.
25. A man without a woman is a tree without leaves and branches.
26. A mare who has had a foal will never again drink pure water.
27. A person peeing right against a wall most certainly has an Adam's apple.
28. A pound's worth of tears will not settle a penny's worth of debt.
29. A thin cat and a fat woman are the shame of a household.
30. A woman builds and destroys a house.
31. Ajaccio, Ajaccio, if you don't go there, you won't lose your money.
32. Alder fire, false fire.
33. Alive one hour, dead another.
34. mpaza, greedy greedy. She flies into a rage over a penny.
35. An empty purse can't stand alone and a full purse can't bend.
36. An idle man is up to no good.
37. An idle woman is up to no good.
38. An Italian only feels safe with his hook in his belt.
39. An open path never seems long.
40. Anyone who lives will know trying times.