French Proverbs - page 5

The first half of life is spent in longing for the second, the second half in regretting the first. (French Proverb)
The fool cuts himself with his own knife. View proverb
French Proverb
Foxes come at last to the furrier's. View proverb
French Proverb
The chicken that crows the loudest does not always give the biggest eggs. View proverb
French Proverb
The communal donkey gets the heaviest burden. View proverb
French Proverb
The big fish eat the little ones. View proverb
French Proverb
He gains enough who loses sorrow. View proverb
French Proverb
He is past preaching who does not care to do well. View proverb
French Proverb
He may lie boldly who comes from afar. View proverb
French Proverb
He who rides the mule shoes her. View proverb
French Proverb
He who sows thistles reaps thorns. (French Proverb)
He that spares vice wrongs virtue. View proverb
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Honey in the mouth, bile in the heart. View proverb
French Proverb
One bad general is better than two good ones. View proverb
French Proverb
Honour blossoms on the grave. View proverb
French Proverb
Hope is the dream of a soul awake. View proverb
French Proverb
Nothing is such a heavy burden as a secret is. View proverb
French Proverb
I never saw an oft-removed tree, nor yet an oft-removed family, that throve so well as one that settled be. View proverb
French Proverb
If the weather is fine, put on you cloak; if it rains, do as you please. View proverb
French Proverb
If wishes would bide, beggars would ride. View proverb
French Proverb
Not every dog that barks bites. (French Proverb)
Not every one that dances is glad. View proverb
French Proverb
If you want to keep your credit you must use it as little as possible. View proverb
French Proverb
Iron may be rubbed so long that it gets heated. View proverb
French Proverb
Muddied water does not reflect. View proverb
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