More French Proverbs
People take more pains to be damned than to be saved....
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A good swimmer is not safe against drowning....
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Gray and green make the worst medley....
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Laziness is often mistaken for patience....
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By dint of going wrong all will come right....
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Other Proverbs
The fierce ox becomes tame on strange ground....
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Free ships, free goods....
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Eating sets the head to rights....
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Discreet stops make speedy journeys....
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Covetousness bursts the bag....
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Fashion is a tyrant from which there is no deliverance; all must conform to its whimsical.
- French Proverb
