More French Proverbs
Everyone thinks his own burden heavy....
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It is only the first bottle that is dear....
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Avarice increases with wealth....
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One often has need of a lesser than oneself....
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A merry life forgets father and mother....
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Other Proverbs
The hen lays upon an egg....
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He who helps everybody, helps nobody....
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No pear falls into a shut mouth....
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A north wind has no corn, and a poor man no friend....
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A bad labour, and a daughter after all....
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Justifying a fault doubles it.
- French Proverb
