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September 2, 2003
Grand-mère's quote ~ Quotations, SWiSH
Here is the famous quote that my French grand-mère used to make quite often, so often in fact that it has been carried on down to me via my French mother.
"Moins on en dit, mieux ça vaut." -- Grand-mère Beaucourt.
Is there anyone out there who can translate it for us?
Posted at 8:48 AM
4 Comment(s)
"The less said (about it), the better..."
Posted by Jess at September 2, 2003 2:12 PM
oooo - thank you, jess, and thank you, kiffin....good words to remember...here is a saying, translated from french (because i don't know the french, but it has been attributed as a french proverb,) which i have found intriguing and useful, too: "Only he that would hide under the bed, would think to look there." Hmmm!
Posted by mairy at September 2, 2003 9:29 PM
Sorry to nitpick.. Direct translation would say:
"The less we say, the more it's worth.."
Posted by Mike at January 22, 2004 6:09 PM
Thanks for nitpicking, Mike. I am a stickler myself when it comes to accuracy, so I can appreciate the better translation. Makes more sense and is therefore more meaningful.
Posted by Kiffin at January 23, 2004 9:05 AM
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