More French Proverbs
A sack is best tied before it is full....
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Money advances meacocks....
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There never was a looking-glass that told a woman she was ugly....
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No lock avails against a hatchet....
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Mention not a rope in the house of one whose father was hanged....
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Other Proverbs
A man is as old as he feels himself to be...
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Too much breaks the bag....
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An empty barrel makes the most noise....
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What must be, must be....
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Better say nothing, than nothing to the purpose....
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Pulling the devil by the tail does not lead far young or old.
- French Proverb