More French Proverbs
Better to stumble once than be always tottering....
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He beat the bushes and another caught the birds....
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The only way to keep a secret is to say nothing....
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Who cannot work out his salvation by heart will not do it by book....
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The handsomest woman can only give what she has....
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Other Proverbs
Pain is forgotten where gain comes....
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An open door tempts a saint....
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Silent water is dangerous water....
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Smoke, a dripping roof, and a scolding wife, are enough to d...
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An oak is not felled at one stroke....
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A gaunt brute bites sore.
- French Proverb