To leave a place is to die a little.
More French Proverbs:
A good thing can be twice, nay, even thrice spoken.French
Glutton: one who digs his grave with his teeth.
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A sack is best tied before it is full.
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If you would understand men, study women.
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When he was fifteen the devil was a good looking boy.
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One man alone is prey to the wolf.
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