les absents ont toujours tort

French

Etymology

Compare Italian gli assenti hanno sempre torto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.z‿ap.sɑ̃ ɔ̃ tu.ʒuʁ tɔʁ/

Proverb

les absents ont toujours tort

1. he who is absent is always in the wrong (those who were absent cannot complain that they did not have a say in the decisions that were made)