Walloon
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A tree falls the way it leans. -
White flowers are not to be found in a coal sack. -
The best ointment comes in small boxes. -
Beauty is not so much what you see as what you dream. -
Do what you want, but make sure you are first. -
He started with nothing and still he has just his begging bag. -
Three hairs are quickly combed. -
You only know saints by their miracles. -
Don’t make use of another’s mouth unless it has been leant to you. -
The chemist doesn’t smell his own medicine. -
In dark weather the devil is in the air. -
It is better to be alone than to be in bad company. -
Fat geese don’t fly far. -
When two poor men help each other, God laughs. -
He who keeps his mouth shut, dies without confession. -
The more the billy goat stinks, the more the nanny goat loves him. -
As one nail drives out another. -
The tail is always the most difficult part to skin. -
Better warn than be warned.