More French Proverbs
Nine tailors make a man....
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One candle for St. Michael, and another for his devil....
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Marriages are written in heaven....
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The devil's meal turns half to bran....
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Serve as a serf or fly like a deer....
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Other Proverbs
Fish or cut bait...
(Greek) >>
A short halter for a greedy horse....
(Spanish) >>
He who wants a rose must respect the thorn...
(Libyan) >>
A kitchen-dog is never a good rabbit-hunter....
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A fifth wheel to a cart is but an encumbrance....
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It will not out of the flesh that is bred in the bone.
- French Proverb