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"Ur chouk ront hag ur revr plat / Hennezh zo ur paotr mat ► Round nape of the neck and flat bottom: that's a good boy"

"Blev a rodell : diaoul a baotr ► Curly hair: wretched boy"

"Un neudenn na grougo den / Kant neudenn a ra kordenn ► One thread won't hang anybody, a hundred threads make a rope"

"Un amezeg mat zo gwell / Eget ned eo kerent a-bell ► Better a good neighbour than distant kin"

"Truez hep sikour a ra nebeut a vad ► Pity without help is useless"

"Poan lodennet / Poan dibennet ► Grief shared, grief beheaded"

"Pep hini d'e dro / Evel an toaz e go ► Everyone has his turn like the rising dough"

"Kenderv-kompez pa bresti / Mab ar c'hast pa c'houlenni ► Cousin when you'll give, son of a bitch when you'll ask"

"Gwell eo rannañ etre dek eget lezel unan hep ► Better sharing between ten than leaving one without a share"

"Gwadegenn evit gwadegenn pa vo lazhet ar moc'h ► Black pudding for black pudding when the pig is killed"

"Dre faot un tach e koll ar marc'h e houarn ► Because of a nail the horse loses its shoe"

"Un azen ned a ket da lavaret grasoù ► An ass doesn't say Graces (It never thanks.)"

"Pa lez an den da lakaat un troad war e c'houzoug e vez lakaet daou ► Whoever lets a foot on his throat gets two"

"Neb n'eo ket mestr en e vro / Mont d'ur vro all hag e vo ► Whoever isn't master in his country, let him go to another and he'll be"

"Neb a venn krougañ ar c'hazh a lavar eo fall da logota ► Whoever wants to hang the cat says it's no good at chasing mice"

"Neb a lavar e oar pep tra / A ziskouez bout an azenañ ► Whoever says he knows everything shows that he is the greatest fool"

"Mar plegez da vout gwelien e vi lonket gant ar moc'h ► If you accept to be washings, you'll be swallowed by the pigs"

"Lezit ar re all da ziluziañ o gwiad ► Let others untangle their hank"

"Lez kaoc'hig da zont, ha warc'hoazh emañ foerig da zont ► Let a little turd come in, and the runs will come tomorrow (Show weakness to somebody, and they'll ask for more and more from you.)"

"Gwelloc'h eo plegañ eget terriñ ► Better yielding than breaking"

"Gra da oan hag e vi touzet ► Act like a lamb and you'll be sheared"

"Da heul ar bleiz / Ned a ket an oan ► The lamb doesn't follow the wolf"

"Evit plijout d'an holl / Eo dleet bezañ fur ha foll ► One must be wise and foolish to be liked by everyone"

"Brud mat a chome e toull an nor / Brud fall a red betek ar mor ► Good reputation stays at the door, bad reputation runs to the sea"

"El lec'h ma staot ur c'hi / E staot daou, tri ► Where one dog pisses, two or three do the same"

"Aet eo ar c'hazh gantañ ► The cats is gone with him (He's gone stealthily.)"

"War stad ar re all neb a gomzo / Mar kar em sellet e tavo ► Whoever speaks about others' state should look at himself and keep quiet"

"Ret eo lemmañ a-raok flemmañ ► One must sharpen before stinging"

"Podez merenn a ra goap eus podez koan / Padal emaint o-div war ar memes tan ► The lunch pot makes fun of the dinner pot, yet they sit on the same fire"

"Ma mab, gant ar ment a venti / Ha netra ken, mentet e vi ► Son, according to the measure you'll apply and no other will you be measured"

"Lies a wech e vez tizhet fall / Neb a gustum tizhout ar re all ► Whoever often criticizes others often can't stand criticism"

"Kentañ rebech a ra kakouz da gakouz eo kakouz ► The first criticism a leprous makes to a leprous is to be a leprous"

"Emañ ar billig o tamall ar pod-houarn ► The pan is judging the iron pot"

"Diouzh ma ri e vi barnet ► You will be judged according to your deeds"

"Barnit ar re all / Evel ma fell deoc'h bezañ barnet ► Judge others like you want to be judged"

"Arabat eo barn an dud diouzh o gwelet ► Do not judge people from their look"

"N'eo ket a-walc'h staotañ er piñsin / Ha mont er-maez da c'hoarzhin ► To urinate into the font and get out to laugh is not enough (One must take their responsibilities.)"

"Digarez ar c'hreñvañ eo bepred ar gwellañ ► The strongest man's excuse is always the best"

"Arabat eo mont war-bouez un neudenn vrein ► Do not cling to a rotten thread (Do not stick to a lame excuse.)"

"Mouezh Doue eo mouezh an dud ► God's voice is the people's voice"

"N'eo ket fall mont da vevel 'lec'h ma vez lart ar c'hi ► It is not bad to be a servant where the dog is fat"

"Mevel nevez pa zeuio / Kement ha tri e labouro ► A new servant will work like three"

"Gwelloc'h ur mevel divragez eget digontell ► Better a bare-bottomed servant than one without a knife"

"Ar mestr zo mestr ha pa ve kaoz eus e revr ► The master is the master, even when the topic is his arse"

"Ar mestr mat a ra ar mevel mat ► The good master makes the good servant"

"Ret eo neuñviñ pe veuziñ ► Swimming or drowning"

"Deomp da gousket / Pa zeuy ar mor e teuy pesked ► Let'sgo to sleep, fish will come when the sea comes"

"Ar mor a lavar d'ar martolod : poagn ganin, me az pevo; diwall razon, me az peuzo ! ► Says the sea to the sailor: strive with me, you'll live; neglect me, you'll drown!"

"Pinvidik on koulz ha nikun / Pa 'z on kontant eus ma fortun ► I'm as wealthy as anyone, since I'am happy with what I have"

"Gwell eo hep dle bara heiz / Eget amprest bara gwinizh ► Better oat bread paid for than borrowed wheat bread"