Gascon proverbs

Gascon is a French dialect spoken in south-western France.

A

 * A pay amassado, hil goaspilladou.


 * A Thomé hardit, couratgious è balent Hortune agyude è da entenement.
 * English equivalent: Fortune favours the bold.

L

 * Lou sant en sa bile ou cieutat E toustems mens presat houndrat mens presat houndrat.
 * English equivalent: A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Q

 * Quan Diou enbie a l homme, la harine diable en cerque la rouyne.
 * English equivalent: Where god has a church the devil will have his chapel.


 * Qui cambie souben de maisoun Perd lou temps soun ben è sasoun.
 * English equivalent: Two fittings are as bad as one fire.


 * Qui de Diou es aymat, De Diou es bisitat.
 * English equivalent: Whom fortune wishes to destroy, she first makes mad.


 * Qui nou a serbit, nou sap coumanda.
 * English equivalent: Who has not served cannot command.

T

 * Trop se bese, bisita, hé lamistat escarta.
 * English equivalent: Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.