More French Proverbs

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Wishes never filled the bag.... >>

He who eats of the king's goose will void a feather forty years after.... >>

He who carries one burden will soon carry a hundred.... >>

He will not lose his oats for want of braying.... >>

Other Proverbs

Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than ... (Arabian) >>

Before the time, great courage; when at the point, great fea... (Spanish) >>

He who sows brambles must not go barefoot.... (Spanish) >>

The keys at the girdle, the dog in the larder.... (Spanish) >>

Silence was never written down.... (Italian) >>

The first step is all the difficulty.

- French Proverb