A vle che e zogh séja béll, e bsogna che séja curt.

“Leave a jest when it pleases you best.”

A joke stays enjoyable only if it is kept short and does not overstay its welcome.

E bsogna ciapê la furtona quand la s'presenta.

“When fortune knocks, be sure to open the door.”

Seize an opportunity the moment it appears, because it may not return.

La bona mêdar la dis tö rom.

“The good mother does not say "will you?" — she gives.”

True generosity acts on its own, without waiting to be begged or asked twice.

La carité la prinzepia da se stess.

“Charity begins at home.”

Care for your own household and community first, before reaching outward.

La furtona la va e la ven.

“The wheel of fortune is forever in motion.”

Luck and circumstance are never fixed — they rise and fall over time.

La përa quand l' è madura la casca dà su posta.

“When the fruit is ripe, it falls of its own accord.”

Good outcomes cannot be forced; they arrive naturally once the time is right.