More French Proverbs
Who is born of a cat will run after mice. (An illusion to one of Aesop...
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A gilt bridle for an old mule....
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He who passes a winter's day passes one of his mortal enemies....
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He knows enough who knows how to live and keep his own counsel....
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Fair, good, rich, and wise, is a woman four stories high....
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Other Proverbs
An idle mind is the devil's workshop....
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For evil tongues, scissors....
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Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night....
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All's not lost that's in danger....
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Adversity makes a man wise, not rich...
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A miserly father makes a prodigal man.
- French Proverb