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