Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony.
More French Proverbs:
The early riser is healthy, cheerful and industrious.French
Our hairs are numbered.
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The fault is great in proportion to him who commits it.
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A coward's fear may make a coward valiant.
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He who pays is fairly entitled to speak his mind.
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Hunger looks in at the industrious man's door but dares not enter.
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