More French Proverbs
Do not lend your money to a great man....
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One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it....
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Every man has his value....
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Every one his own, is but fair....
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Elbow-grease is a great preventative of disease....
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Other Proverbs
Confession is the first step to repentance....
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Poverty is not perversity....
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He that makes one basket can make a hundred....
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A cat pent up becomes a lion....
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A north wind has no corn, and a poor man no friend....
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The best wine has its lees.
- French Proverb
