On devient innocent quand on est malheureux—We become innocent when we are unfortunate. La Fontaine.
On dit—They say; a flying rumour or current report. Fr.
On dit de gueux qu'ils ne sont jamais dans leur chemins, parce qu'ils n'ont point de demeure fixe. Il en est de même de cause qui disputent, sans avoir des notions déterminées—It is said of beggars that they are never on their way, for they have no fixed dwelling-place; it is the same with people who dispute without having definite ideas. Fr.
On dit, est souvent un grand menteur—"They 25 say" is often a great liar. Fr. Pr.
On dit, et sans horreur je ne puis le redire—It has been said, and I cannot without horror repeat it. Racine.
On dit que Dieu est toujours pour les gros bataillons—They say God is always with the heaviest battalions. Voltaire.
On doit être heureux sans trop penser à l'être—One ought to be happy without thinking too much of being so. Fr. Pr.
On doit des égards aux vivants; on ne doit aux morts que la vérité—Respect is due to the living; to the dead nothing but truth. Motte.
On donne des conseils, mais on ne donne point 30 la sagesse d'en profiter—We may give advice, but not the sense to profit by it. La Roche.
On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly, / While virtuous actions are but born to die. Pope.