He that would hang his dog, gives out first, that he is mad.
More French Proverbs:
Big winds, small showers.French
He has nothing who has not enough.
French
Being loved is the best way of being useful.
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The list is worse than the cloth.
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It is better to leave the child's nose dirty than wring it off.
French
He who lives long knows what pain is.
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