The old dog barks not in vain.
More French Proverbs:
The higher the ape climbs the more he shows his rump.French
The higher the ape climbs the more he shows his rump.
French
Let him that itches scratch himself.
French
At Shrove-tide every one had need of his frying-pan.
French
People always make the wolf more formidable than he is.
French
Slander! slander! some of it always sticks.
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