More French Proverbs
He does not guard himself well who is not always on his guard....
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The belly overrules the head....
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Light is bad for sore eyes....
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Be a horse ever so well shod, he may slip....
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A hungry dog is not afraid of a cudgelling....
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Other Proverbs
A black plum is as sweet as a white....
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals...
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Milk the cow that standeth still....
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Long life to the conqueror....
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God grant, dear wife, that this son be ours....
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One must needs like what one cannot hinder.
- French Proverb
