Ropes that are too long become snakes.
More Corsican Proverbs:
The doctor comes to the house where the sun can't reach.Corsican
A grunting donkey is nothing to be ashamed of.
Corsican
Nothing is blacker than the pan.
Corsican
He who wants to have arms and necessities can take them himself.
Corsican
He who does not grow old is deprived of life.
Corsican
Through falls and stumbles, one learns to walk.
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