At a bridge, a plank, a river, the servant foremost, the master behind.
More French Proverbs:
A litigious man, a liar.French
After me the deluge.
French
To see it rain is better than to be in it.
French
A good driver turns in a small space.
French
Saving is getting.
French
Twixt the cup and the lip there's many a slip.
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