More French Proverbs
As the wind so the sail....
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It is well to fly low on account of the branches....
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Trim my beard, and I will trim your top-knot....
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A favour ill placed is great waste....
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A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the wing....
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Other Proverbs
He gathers up ashes and scatters flour....
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The day you marry 'tis either kill or cure....
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He fishes well who uses a golden hook...
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Live with wolves, and you learn to howl...
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Let it be a husband, though it be but a log....
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The noise is so great one cannot hear God thunder.
- French Proverb