Corsican proverbs

Corsican is a Tuscan dialect dialect spoken in the island of Corsica. B Bisogna fa di forza legge. Idiomatic translation: Make a virtue out of necessity. Meaning: Acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case. Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 1079 2200 0415096243 Bole piglia l'anguilla pe a coda. Idiomatic translation: You might as well try to hold an eel by the tail. "He that does not speak Truth to me, does not believe me when I speak Truth." Thomas Fuller, Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727) Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 480 2200 0415096243 C Chi ha tempu unn ' aspetti tempu. English equivalent: When fortune knocks, be sure to open the door. von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=avhWky5O7yUC&pg=PA297&dq=When+fortune+knocks,+be+sure+to+open+the+door+sprichw%C3%B6rter+dee+germanischen+und+romanischen&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim3KaZ9pL2AhWjQvEDHVEFA2cQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=When%20fortune%20knocks%2C%20be%20sure%20to%20open%20the%20door%20sprichw%C3%B6rter%20dee%20germanischen%20und%20romanischen&f=false I 297-298 573, Gelegenheid D Dimmi con chi vai, ti dirò quel che tu fai. English equivalent: If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas. von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen https://books.google.com/books?id=iNNmAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA275 II 1875 German 275–276 498, umgehst Dopo fatta la cosa, consiglio non vale. English equivalent: When a thing is done, advice comes too late. von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=S5dYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA301&dq=Geschehene+Dinge+leiden+keinen+Rath&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW6-ih_Kv2AhWkQvEDHYk8CY4Q6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=Geschehene%20Dinge%20leiden%20keinen%20Rath&f=false I 301 580, Geschehenr Duve si ha de beie un ci si sputa. English equivalent: Don't spit where you need to drink. Refers to someone who causes trouble in their immediate surroundings. Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends And Influence People (1934) Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 634 2200 0415096243 E È chiucu ancu a pevaru. English equivalent: Every hair casts its shadow. Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 4 2200 0415096243 È meglio solo che mal compagnadi. Translation: It is better to be alone than to be in bad company. English equivalent: Better be alone than in bad company. Source for proverb: Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 572 2200 0415096243 F Forse un diaule caccia il altru. English equivalent: One nail drives out another. "As one nail drives out another, So the remembrance of my former love Is by a newer object quite forgotten." William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (1592) Emanuel Strauss Dictionary of European Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=z-3FyaMKtfUC&pg=PA648 1994 Taylor & Francis 978-0-415-10381-7 648– L La notte è madre di consigliu. English equivalent: To take counsel of one's pillow. von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen vergleichend zusammengestellt von Ida von Duringsfeld und Otto Freihern von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld https://books.google.com/books?id=Xc9u8vj9CXsC&pg=PA129 II 1875 German 129 232, Rath P Per chi un sa zappà, tutte e zappe so malfatte. English equivalentː An ill workman quarrels with his tools. von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=Xc9u8vj9CXsC&pg=PA152&dq=Wer+da+s%C3%A4t+,+der+hofft+zu+schneiden+wer+nicht+s%C3%A4t+,+der+wird+nicht+schneiden.&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0qPSWpPf1AhXhSvEDHTN_BzMQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=An%20ill%20workman%20quarrels%20with%20his%20tools%20.&f=false 1875 German II 184-185 329, Schreiber Q Quandu t'è prumess u purcellu, legalu en u muscellu. Translation: Seize the offer. English equivalent: When the pig is proffered, hold up the poke. "I knew that what I had felt was envy or regret, not for something lost but for something never achieved." P. D. James, Dr. Theodore Faron character in The Children of Men (1992) Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 1226 2200 0415096243 U U megliu è spessu nemicu di u be. English equivalent: Better is the enemy of good. von Düringsfeld Ida Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.com/books?id=zQYJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA113 II 1872 H. Fries German 113 218 Un lascià mai corre u certu per l'incertu. English equivalent: He that leaves certainty and sticks to chance, When fools pipe, he may dance. von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=S5dYAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=sprichw%C3%B6rter+der+germanischen+und+romanischen&hl=sv&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Ein%20Gewiss%20ist%20besser%20als%20zehn%20Ungewiss%20&f=false 1875 German I 308 594, Gewiss Un mette troppu carne a focu English equivalent: He that has many irons in the fire, some of them will let burn (will cool). von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=dJdYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA508&dq=%22Constant+dropping+wears+the+stone%22+sprichw%C3%B6rter+der+germanischen&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6-JqAzbP2AhWmk4sKHYMeCjwQ6AF6BAgOEAI#v=snippet&q=irons%20in%20the%20fire&f=false 1875 German II 306 chapter551, Viel See also Bolognese proverbs Corsican proverbs Emilian proverbs Italian proverbs Lombard proverbs Milanese proverbs Neapolitan proverbs Northern Italian proverbs Piedmontese proverbs Romagnol proverbs Romanesco proverbs Sardinian proverbs Sicilian proverbs Tristine proverbs ‎ Tuscan proverbs Venetian Proverbs Category:Proverbs by language