To buy the book (in French) : here
Cons :
Some examples from certain countries that we would have done without.
Pros :
As the back cover indicates, “3500 proverbs classified from 950 key words”. It can look scary, but in the “pocket book” format it is easy to read.
Here is a small selection of gems that will make you want to read this book:
_In the little boxes, the good ointments.
_Good books make good scholars.
_Big pains are silent.
_We must make a golden bridge for the fleeing enemy.
_The advice of boredom is the advice of the devil.
_The most covered fire is the most ardent.
_The ivy dies where it attaches.
_Woman who loves silence, has great knowledge.
_ “Fortune is like the shine of glass. She has the fragility”. POLYEUCTE.
_You must be a companion of your wife and a master of your horse.
_A mare’s kick has never hurt a horse.
_“The word was given to us to disguise our thoughts”. TALLEYRAND.
_”The best doctor is the pot”. SAVOY.
_Instinct does not deceive.
_ “You only die once”. MOLIÈRE.
_Nobility comes from virtue.
_Only things happen on earth that have already happened.
_Idleness is the devil’s pillow. ITALY
_When your left ear rings, great praise is given to you. When your right ear rings, your praise is set aside. BRITTANY
_Pride goes before falls. THE BIBLE
_Paper is more patient than men. Quoted by ANNE FRANK.
_He who forgives easily invites to offend.
_The word is silver. But the silence is gold.
_Whoever leaves the game loses it.
_Chi va piano, va sano. Chi va sano, va bene. Chi va bene, va lontano. Chi va lontano, va semper. ITALY.
_The only thing coarse about the peasant is his clogs.
_Perseverance overcomes everything.
_The drop of water ends up digging into the rock.
_Each pot has its lid.
_Short prayers penetrate the heavens.
_At the distaff, the fool kneels.
_Between the bridle and the spur, in all things lies reason.
_No rose without thorns.
_“Mix with wisdom a grain of madness. Sometimes it is good to forget wisdom.” HORACE to VIRGIL.
_Saint Nicholas marries girls with guys.
_Who has sage in their garden, doesn’t need a doctor.
_Sage and lavender, I tell you, cure any diseases.
_Who drinks sage, of Our-Lady remembers.
_The more we learn, the more we want to know. AUVERGNE.
_It’s the empty barrels that make the most noise.
_The eyes are the mirror of the soul.
_ » To want is to can « . ST.PAUL
_You don’t have to be more Catholic than the Pope.
_“One must not be more royalist than the King.” CHATEAUBRIAND
_Crozier of gold, Bishop of wood.
_Danger past, Saint mocked.
_The devil never sleeps.
_We must be wary of bigots.
_He only has the fervor of a novice.
_“Everyone’s enemy is the people of his household.” SAINT MATTHEW.
_Si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war).
_We never finish doing our duty.
_Who can do more, can do less.
_Rich man doesn’t know who is his friend.
_Well-off who knows.
_From the past we know the future.
_The fountain itself says it is thirsty.
_We only know our happiness when we have lost it.
_We grab the ox by the horns. And men by the tongue.
_The better we are, the more we see our goodness exploited.
_The Breton strikes first and then threatens.
_It’s always good to hold your horse by the bridle.
_The wise hide their thoughts.
_“There is no anger above the wrath of a woman.” THE ECCLESIASTES.
_To compare is to offend.
_Salt and advice are only given to those who ask for them. ITALY
_Everyone works in their own interest.
_It’s better to hold than to run.
_Small kitchen makes the house bigger.
_Who sings of his ills, makes his friends go away.
_We don’t give anything for nothing.
_We catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
_Drop after drop of water hollows out the stone.
_There is no worse water than sleeping water.
_The last one to come is the best loved (by the children).
_Hell is paved with good intentions.
_“From the sublime to the ridiculous, there is only one step.” NAPOLEON
_Too much favor is not good.
_Good woman. Worth the crown.
_The finest is not the one who sings. He is the one who listens. AGEN
_Silence makes the madman seem like a good man.
_A fool is he who wants to watch over a woman.
_If you go looking for trouble you’ll find it.
_To great lords, few words.
_Talking too much is harmful.
_Men are like melons, out of 10 there is 1 good one.
_Imagination is the madwoman of the house.
_Do good to a donkey, he will thank you with his droppings. NORTH
_In tall houses, the attic is empty.
_“All these virtues with which hell is full”. BOSSUET
_ “The unfortunate are ungrateful. This is part of their misfortune.” VICTOR HUGO
_Slander is mainly directed towards those who marry and those who are dead.
_When New Year’s Eve is on a Sunday, sell your horse and mule and put the price of it in wheat safely. BRITTANY
_You must turn your tongue in your mouth 7 times before speaking.
_The hare always returns to its shelter.
_With perseverance and effort, you can achieve anything.
_There’s enough to do to watch what’s cooking in your pot, without looking at what’s cooking in your neighbor’s pot.
_The father’s profession influences the children’s choice of profession.
_Like Mother like daughter.
_He who does not give his son a profession gives him the profession of a thief.
_The better you are, the more you are taken for an imbecile.
_Walls have ears.
_Necessity lowers kindness.
_Necessity is the mother of industry, of inventions.
_We overcome everything with patience and care.
_The night (Moon) gives advices.
_The falcon learns to hunt on its own.
_The honest man must refrain from talking about dishonest things.
_“Merit is a fool if money does not accompany it.” MONTFLEURY
_“Human skin is irritable and ticklish.” CATHERINE II
_The sloth’s field is full of weeds.
_Every city that parleys is half surrendered.
_Who speaks lose, who listens win. ITALY
_Everyone advocates for their interests.
_With men, cunning is better than force.
_Patience overcomes everything.
_In his skin the wolf and the fox will die.
_Villain’s punishment is counted for nothing.
_ » The greatest thoughts come from the heart « . VAUVENARGUES
_Father must not fail his child.
_A good father must be everywhere. Last person lying down. First up.
_You have to constantly watch over your belongings.
_Where the police are missing. Malice abounds.
_Prevention is better than cure.
_Who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
_By laughter we know the madman and the simpleton.
_Too much frankness generates enemies.
_Everyone knows where his shoe hurts him.
_If by working a lot you became rich, so the donkeys would have golden packs.
_ » To live happy, live hidden « . FLORIAN
_Garlic in the evening is the doctor’s misfortune.
_Head pain wants to eat. Stomach pain wants to purge.
_Headache wants to sleep or graze.
_Valerian and burnet cure the most stubborn disease.
_Love makes you blind.
_Whoever wants to enjoy wings (her), must raise their thigh.
_If women knew what celery was worth to men, they would go to Rome to get it.
_Kissing too much makes you unlucky in the bed.
_The gruffer the goat, the more the goat licks him.
_The flower goes to the old cat.
_March sun, who gives emotions, but do not solve anything. (Refers to a woman who “turns on” but does not concede anything).
_Thyme helps to make love without end. BRITTANY
Conclusion :
An essential work for understanding more of the secrets of our strong ancestors.
Alpha Centauri
