More French Proverbs

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He beat the bushes and another caught the birds.... >>

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Other Proverbs

Before dinner, let us explore the southern plains and climb ... (Chinese) >>

The tide will fetch away what the ebb brings.... (Spanish) >>

A house ready built and a vineyard ready planted.... (Spanish) >>

He did not invent gunpowder.... (Spanish) >>

He who doubts nothing knows nothing.... (Spanish) >>

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

- French Proverb