A civil denial is better than a rude grant.
More French Proverbs:
When all sins grow old covetousness is young.French
A stick is a peacemaker.
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It is better to leave the child's nose dirty than wring it off.
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In a good family the husband is deaf and the wife blind.
French
The chicken sings what the cock teaches him.
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A fool is always beginning.
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