More French Proverbs
Be truly what thou wouldst be thought to be....
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A fine cage won't feed the bird....
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Bees touch no fading flowers....
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A pig's life, short and sweet....
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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
When ill luck falls asleep, let none wake her....
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The wrong doer is never without a pretext....
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God gives the nuts but he does not crack them...
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A man can only die once....
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Adversity flatters no man....
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Who blows his nose too hard makes it bleed.
- French Proverb