A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs. H Bohni

A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - H  Bohni


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la tourne là où il veut. He who holds the handle of the frying-pan turns it as he pleases.

      Qui tient le fil, tient le peloton. He who holds the thread holds the ball.

      Qui tôt donne, deux fois donne. He gives twice who gives in a trice.

      Qui tourmente les autres, ne dort pas bien. He who torments others does not sleep well.

      Qui trébuche et ne tombe pas, avance son chemin. He that stumbles and falls not, mends his pace.

      Qui trop change, empire. Who often changes, damages.

      Qui trop embrasse, mal étreint. He who grasps too much holds not firmly.

      Qui trop se hâte en cheminant, en beau chemin se fourvoye souvent. He that is too much in haste, may stumble on a good road.

      Qui un punit, cent menace. Who punishes one threatens a hundred.

      Qui va chercher de la laine, revient tondu. He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.

      Qui va et retourne, fait bon voyage. Who goes and returns makes a good journey.

      Qui va, il lèche; qui repose, il sèche. He who bestirs himself sucks up, he who lies still dries up.

      Qui veut apprendre à prier, aille souvent sur la mer. If a man would learn to pray let him go often to sea.

      Qui veut être riche en un an, au bout de six mois est pendu. He who wants to be rich in a year is hanged at six months’ end.

      Qui veut faire une porte d’or, il y met tous les jours un clou. He who wishes to make a golden door drives a nail into it every day.

      Qui veut noyer son chien, l’accuse de rage. A man who wants to drown his dog says he is mad.

      Qui veut plaire à tout le monde, doit se lever de bonne heure. He had need rise early who would please everybody.

      Qui veut prendre un oiseau, qu’il ne l’effarouche. To scare a bird is not the way to catch it.

      Qui veut tenir nette maison, il n’y faut prêtre ni pigeon. He that would keep his house clean must not let priest or pigeon into it.

      Qui veut vivre à Rome, ne doit pas se quereller avec le pape. He who wishes to live at Rome must not quarrel with the pope.

      Qui veut voyager loin, ménage sa monture. He who wants to travel far takes care of his beast.

      Qui vient, est beau; qui apporte, est encore plus beau. Fair is he that comes, but fairer he that brings.

      Qui vit à compte, vit à honte. Who lives on the score has shame evermore.

      Qui vit longtemps, sait ce qu’est douleur. He who lives long knows what pain is.

      Qui vivra, verra. Who lives will see.

      Qui voit une épingle et ne la prend, vient un temps qu’il s’en repent. See a pin and let it lie, you’ll want a pin before you die.

      Quoique fol tarde, jour ne tarde. Though the fool waits, the day does not.

      R

      Raison contre le fort est un trepiteux port. Reason not with the great, ’tis a perilous gate.

      Renard qui dort la matinée, n’a pas la langue emplumée. The fox that sleeps in the morning has not his tongue feathered.

      Rendre à quelqu’un la monnaie de sa pièce. To give change out for his coin.

      Rendre pois pour fève. To give a pea for a bean. (A Rowland for an Oliver.)

      Ressembler aux bahutiers, qui font plus de bruit que de besogne. Like box-makers, more noise than work.

      Rien n’a qui assez n’a. He has nothing who has not enough.

      Rien n’arrive pour rien. Nothing happens for nothing.

      Rien ne pèse tant qu’un secret. Nothing is so burthensome as a secret.

      Rien ne ressemble plus à un honnête homme qu’un fripon. Nothing is more like an honest man than a rogue.

      Rien ne se donne si libéralement que les conseils. Nothing is so liberally given as advice.

      Rien n’est bon comme le fruit défendu. Nothing so good as forbidden fruit.

      Rien ne vaut poulain s’il ne rompt son lien. A colt is good for nothing if it does not break its halter.

      Rien ne vieillit plus vite qu’un bienfait. Nothing grows old sooner than a kindness.

      Rira bien qui rira le dernier. He’ll laugh well that laughs longest.

      Rome n’a pas été faite en un jour. Rome was not built in a day.

      S

      Saint ne peut, si Dieu ne veut. Saint cannot if God will not.

      Saint qui ne guérit de rien, n’a guère de pélerins. The saint who works no cures has few pilgrims to his shrine.

      Sans pain, sans vin, amour n’est rien. Without bread and wine even love will pine.

      Sauter de la poële sur la braise. To jump out of the frying pan into the fire.

      Secret de deux, secret de Dieu; secret de trois, secret de tous. The secret of two is God’s secret, the secret of three is everybody’s secret.

      Se faire d’évêque meunier. From bishop to turn miller.

      Se faire marchand de poissons la veille de Pâques. To turn fishmonger on Easter-eve.

      Se jeter dans l’eau de peur de la pluie. To jump into the water for fear of the rain.

      Selon le bras la saignée. According to the arm be the bleeding.

      Selon le saint l’encens. Like saint like incense.

      Selon le vent la voile. As the wind so the sail. (Set your sail to the wind.)

      Sers comme serf, ou fuy comme cerf. Serve as a serf or fly like a deer.

      Service de grands n’est pas héritage. Service is no inheritance.

      Si ce n’était le si et mais, nous serions tous riches à jamais. Were it not for “if” and “but,” we should all be rich for ever.

      Si c’était un loup, il vous sauterait au cou. Were it a wolf it would spring at your throat.

      Si enfer n’est plein, jamais n’y aura d’avocat sauvé. Unless hell is full no lawyer will ever be saved.

      Signer pour les deux parties. To sign for both parties.

      Si jeunesse savait! si vieillesse pouvait! If youth knew! if age could!

      Si le ciel tombait il y aurait bien des alouettes prises. If the sky were to fall we should catch plenty of larks.

      Si le diable sortait de l’enfer pour combattre, il se présenterait aussitôt un Français pour accepter le défi. Were the devil to come from hell to fight, there would forthwith be a Frenchman to accept the challenge.

      S’il est vrai, il peut être. ’Tis possible if true.

      S’il fait beau, prends ton manteau; s’il pleut, prends-le si tu veux. If the weather is fine, put on your cloak; if it rains, do as you please.

      S’il ne tient qu’à jurer, la vache est à nous. If it only depends on swearing, the cow is ours.

      Si nous payons la musique, nous voulons aussi danser. If we pay for the music we will join in the dance.

      Si souhaits fussent vrais, pastoureaux rois seraient. If wishes were true, shepherds would be kings. (If wishes would bide, beggars would ride.)

      Si tu as la tête de beurre, ne te fais pas boulanger.


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