344 Corsican Proverbs / Page 6
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First me, then my son.102.
Flatter the mother to get the girl.103.
Friends and family are worth more than money.104.
Full stomachs don't believe empty ones.105.
Furciolu, forked.106.
Get advice, then make your own decision.107.
Giving what one does not possess is always a sign of charity.108.
Grassy year, shitty year.109.
Guargualè, Guargualè: it was rapids and remains rapids.110.
Have faith and God will provide.111.
Have no respect at table and in bed.112.
He who bends over too far shows his rear end.113.
He who changes, suffers.114.
He who does not grow old is deprived of life.115.
He who does not know how to plant will plant in November.116.
He who eats holy bread has to deserve it.117.
He who goes slowly, goes surely; and he who goes surely, goes far.118.
He who has an ass, farts.119.
He who has money and friends, turns his nose at justice.120.
He who has nothing will not eat. If you want flour, go gather chestnuts.