French Proverbs (2056 Proverbs)
- Even the strongest person will find his master.
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- Do not let grass grow on the path of friendship.
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- But for all that the honest man has not got his purse.
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- Better a good dinner than a fine coat.
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- As changeable is the moon so is the opinion of the woman.
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- All truths are not good to be uttered.
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- A woman who accepts, sells herself; a woman who gives, surrenders.
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- A sack was never so full but that it would hold another grain.
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- A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.
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- A little man sometimes casts a long shadow.
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- A hawk's marriage: the hen is the better bird.
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- A good figure is better than a reference letter.
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- A foolish woman is known by her finery.
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- A cow from afar gives plenty of milk.
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- A beautiful maxim in the memory is like a piece of gold in the purse.
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- Don't rely on the label of the bag.
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- Good advice is as good as an eye in the hand.
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- Get out of that place and let me take it.
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- Flies will not light on a boiling pot.
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- Everyone according to their talent and every talent according to its work.
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- Even the smallest little bush casts some shadow.
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- Do not lend your money to a great man.
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- Build a golden bridge for the fleeing enemy.
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- Bells call to church but do not enter.
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- Appetite comes with eating; the more one has, the more one would have.
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- All the treasures of the earth can't bring back one lost moment.
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- A woman laughs when she can, and weeps when she pleases.
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- A sack is best tied before it is full.
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- A man who is afraid of suffering suffers from fear itself.
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- A little dinner, long expected and cold, is by no means given, but dearly sold.
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- A handsome hostess is bad for the purse.
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- A good driver turns in a small space.
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- A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
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- A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has lost it.
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- A bad workman never finds a good tool.
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- Golden bishop, wooden crosier; wooden bishop, golden crosier.
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- Gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair.
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- Flies are easier caught with honey than with vinegar.
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- Everybody is wise after the thing has happened.
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- Even the best mule still saves a kick for his master.
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- Do not abstain from sowing for fear of the pigeons.
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- Between two stools the breech comes to the ground.
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- At the king's court every one for himself.
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- Anoint a villain and he will prick you, prick a villain and he will anoint you.
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- All the keys do not hang at one girdle.
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- A woman conceals only what she does not know.
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- A rich man is never ugly in the eyes of a girl.
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- A man who has but one eye must take good care of it.
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- A little absence does a lot of good.
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- A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning.
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- A good burgundy does a lot for women, especially when men drink it.
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- A fine girl and a tattered gown always find something to hook the them.
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- A courtier should be without feeling and without honour.
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- God visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.
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- From word to deed is a great space.
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- Fish must swim three times: once in the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach.
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- Every woman needs two men -- one to be married to and the other to compare.
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- Eggs are put to hatch on a chance.
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- Death takes the poor man's cow and the rich man's child.
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- Between the hand and the mouth the soup is often spilt.
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- Being loved is the best way of being useful.
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- An ounce of luck is worth a pound of wisdom.
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- All is luck or ill luck in this world.
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- A woman and a ship ever want mending.
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- A restive morsel needs a spur of wine.
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- A man warned is as good as two.
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- A lawyer needs three bags: one full of papers, one full of money, and one full of patience.
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- A guest and a fish after three days are poison.
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- A good bottle of wine does not need a cork.
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- A father is a banker provided by nature.
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- A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can.
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- Don't run too far, you will have to return the same distance.
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- God visits us often, but most of the time we are not home.
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- From to-morrow till to-morrow time goes a long journey.
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- Fine dressing is a foul house, swept before the windows.
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- Every wise man is afraid of a fool.
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- Economy is the wealth of the poor and the wisdom of the rich.
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- Courtesy that is all on one side cannot last long.
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- Between promising and giving a man should marry his daughter.
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- Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.
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