More French Proverbs

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Better to have a friend on the road than gold or silver in your purse.... >>

A man who wants bread is ready for anything.... >>

With the help of an If you might put Paris into a bottle.... >>

Better to stumble once than be always tottering.... >>

Other Proverbs

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If work were good for you, the rich would leave none for the... (Spanish) >>

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Greater qualities are needed to bear good fortune than bad.

- French Proverb