More French Proverbs
A sow prefers bran to roses....
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You cannot make bricks without straw....
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Handsomely asked, handsomely refused....
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Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails....
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Don't shut the barn door after the horse is stolen....
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Other Proverbs
Whom we love best, to them we can say least....
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A horseshoe that clatters wants a nail....
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Love tells us many things that are not so...
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Pray to God, but hammer away....
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A good listener is a silent flatterer....
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He that lets his fish escape, may cast his net often yet never catch it again.
- French Proverb
