More French Proverbs
A man of straw is worth a woman of gold....
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A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning....
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A man know's no more to any purpose than he practises....
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Too much water drowned the miller....
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God saves the moon from the wolves....
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Other Proverbs
Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night....
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Fancy passes beauty....
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The mouth and the purse, shut....
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Soft and fair goes far....
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Those who have fine clothes in their chests can wear rags....
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Nip the briar in the bud.
- French Proverb