More French Proverbs
Golden bishop, wooden crosier; wooden bishop, golden crosier....
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All cats are not to be set down for witches....
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Caesar's wife must be above suspicion....
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'Tis sweet at certain times to drop the sage....
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An ounce of favour goes further, or is worth more, than a pound of jus...
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Other Proverbs
Mend the pen only after the sheep are all gone....
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Bad news is always true....
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I thought to cross myself, and I put out my eye....
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A lazy youth, a lousy age....
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you...
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Were the devil to come from hell to fight, there would forthwith be a Frenchman to accept the challenge.
- French Proverb