More French Proverbs
To wash an ass's head is but loss of time and soap. (To reprove a fool...
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He who passes a winter's day passes one of his mortal enemies....
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Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak....
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Empty casks make the most noise....
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Every elm has its man....
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Other Proverbs
He who has enemies, let him not sleep....
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He who knows little quickly tells it...
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He gathers up ashes and scatters flour....
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It is easy to undress the naked....
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A handsome man is not quite poor....
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Who looks not before finds himself behind.
- French Proverb