More French Proverbs
Wedlock rides in the saddle and repentance on the crupper....
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It is better to leave the child's nose dirty than wring it off....
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Handsomely asked, handsomely refused....
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A lame man won't walk with one who is lamer....
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A good fox does not eat his neighbour's fowls....
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Other Proverbs
Putting the cart before the horse....
(American) >>
From that dust comes this mud....
(Spanish) >>
Never give advice unless asked...
(Arab) >>
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names....
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Be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant....
(Italian) >>
Never send a boy to do a man's job.
- French Proverb