Wierd sayings

[russotto]

Originally Posted by bargalunan

Pierre qui roule n’amasse pas mousse” :
“Pierre qui roule ” : “A rolling stone ”
“ n’amasse pas mousse ” : “isn’t covered with moss ”
(no link with Mick Jagger and Kate Moss)
means we never become rich if we too often change of country, job….

Kate Moss, no. But Mick Jagger, yes. The Rolling Stones were named after the English equivalent ("A rolling stone gathers no moss"). Only gathering moss is usually considered a bad thing, so the English expression has the opposite meaning, at least in the US.