French Words of Wisdom (I)
"Mieux vaut plier que rompre"
Better to bend than to break...
"Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre"
All comes on time to the one who knows how to wait...
"Mieux vaut tard que jamais"
Better be late rather than never...
"L'arbre cache souvent la forêt"
The trees often hide the whole forest...
"Qui donne aux pauvres prête à Dieu"
The one who gives to the poor loans to God...
"Ce sont les tonneaux vides qui font le plus de bruit"
It is the empty barrels that make the most noise...
"Avec des "si" et des "mais", on mettrait Paris dans une bouteille"
With all the "If"s and "But"s, one can put the whole city of Paris into a bottle...
"Qui craint le danger ne doit pas aller en mer"
The one who has fear of the dangers, should not go to the sea...
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien"
"Better" is the enemy of "Good"...
[It will not let you enjoy the good things you have right now]
"Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard"
Leave nothing to chance...
"La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure"
The strongest reason, is always the best one...
"Il ne faut jamais dire " Fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eau ! ""
You should never say that "Oh, Fountain! I will never drink your water"...
[You should not be that certain about the future events]
"À coeur vaillant rien d'impossible"
Nothing is impossible for a willing heart...
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The first series of the French words of wisdom which hopefully will be continued in the future posts.
[Photo: University of Paris in winter, Sorbonne, Paris, France]
[Courtesy of Wikipedia]
posted by Hossein at 12:44 AM
6 Comments:
I like this part:
"Better be late rather than never".
Aghaa Davoud-e gol:
I think we have the similar concept in every culture as in Persian culture Rumi says:
"Doost daarad yaar in ashoftegi
kooshesh-e bihoodeh beh az khoftegi"
Ya Hagh
Hossein
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