ALLUNGA PUNTE CA SÀBBETE È JUNTE

(STRETCH THE SEWING WORK BECAUSE SATURDAY IS ALMOST HERE)

WHEN SEWING USED TO BE DONE BY HAND, THE FINAL STITCHES WERE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO BE ACCURATE. IF THE WORKERS WERE LATE, USUALLY THE WORK WOULD BE DONE LESS CAREFULLY. THIS PROVERB WAS CITED WHEN, IN ANY TYPE OF WORK, THE WORKERS WERE RUNNING BEHIND OR WERE DISTRACTED BY MORE PLEASANT OR URGENT MATTERS.

CHI LA SERE Z'ARIPONNE LA CROSCHE, LA MATINE ZI LA ROSCHE

(THOSE WHO IN THE EVENING SAVE A PIECE OF BREAD, CAN EAT IT IN THE MORNING)

THOSE WHO SAVE ANYTHING, EVEN WHAT IS APPARENTLY USELESS, MAY FIND SOME USE FOR IT IN TIME OF NEED.