More French Proverbs
In borrowing an angel, in repaying a devil....
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Anoint a villain and he will prick you, prick a villain and he will an...
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A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is ne...
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He has a good pledge of the cat who has her skin....
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He who caresses thee more than the occasion justifies, has either dece...
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Other Proverbs
Even a hare will insult a dead lion....
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Never advise a man to go to the wars, or to marry....
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight....
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After the vintage, baskets....
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A lame goat will not sleep by day....
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Much would have more, and lost all.
- French Proverb