On entre et on crie, / Et voilà la vie! / On crie et on sort, / Et voilà la mort!—We come and cry, and that is life; we cry and go, and that is death. Fr.
On est aisément dupé par ce qu'on aime—We are easily duped by those we love. Molière.
On est, quand on le veut, le maître de son sort—A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate. Ferrier.
On every stage the foes of peace attend / 35 Hate dogs their flight, and insult mocks their end. Johnson.
On every thorn delightful wisdom grows; / In every rill a sweet instruction flows. Young.
On fait souvent tort à la vérité par la manière dont on se sert pour la défendre—We often injure the truth by our manner of defending it. Fr.
On fait toujours le loup plus gros qu'il n'est—People always make the wolf more formidable than he is. Fr. Pr.
On gagne peu de choses par habileté—It is little that one gains by cleverness. (?)
On God and godlike men we build our trust. 40 Tennyson.
On his own saddle one rides safest. Pr.