344 Corsican Proverbs / Page 28
- 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.
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