Corsican Proverbs
Sayings of Corsican origin There’s no substitute for experience. When the dog is old, the fox pisses on him. Beauty fades quickly. Once the tree has fallen everyone gets their axe out. The dead make room for the living. When the pear is ripe it will drop. Little children, little worries. Big children, big worries. There’s no shame in being poor. Eat your soup or jump out of the window . He, who differs, ends up losing. Laugh too much on Friday, cry on Sunday. Every bed has fleas. The full don’t believe the hungry. Don’t cross yourself before seeing the Devil. Flaunt it while it lasts. The habit doesn’t make the priest. Who has the finest thread makes the finest fabric. Clear contracts make dear friends. What is eaten is not wasted. Make a virtue out of necessity. Courage cannot be bought at the inn. Better the head of a village than the tail of a town. Seize the offer. You can’t squeeze blood from stones . Until death we live. We’...