French proverb |
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Proverbs
| • | All pass, all fade, all break. Tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse. 11 |
| • | Life is like an onion, which one peels crying. 9 |
| • | He who steals an egg will steal an ox. 7 |
| • | If youth knew, if old age could. 6 |
| • | Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. 6 |
| • | You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. 5 |
| • | At night all cats are grey. 5 |
| • | Every one for himself and God for us all. 4 |
| • | Those who resemble each other, assemble together Qui se ressemble, s'assemble. 4 |
| • | When all men say you are an ass, it is time to bray. 4 |
| • | Long live the difference. Vive la différence! (between the sexes, or any other difference) 4 |
| • | To estimate the sweet, you must taste the bitter. 3 |
| • | At war as at war. A la guerre comme a la guerre. 3 |
| • | Cramped but with friends. À l'étroit mais entre amis. 3 |
| • | Don’t let the tree hide the forest. 3 |
| • | We will be measured with the same measure that we measure others. 3 |
| • | Never leave the certain for the uncertain. 3 |
| • | The absent are always in the wrong. 3 |
| • | Love is friendship without the wings. 3 |
| • | Look for the woman [to find the cause] Cherchez la femme. 3 |
| • | Happy people have no history. 3 |
| • | A door must be either shut or open. 2 |
| • | Everybody to whom much is given, much is expected. 2 |
| • | Help yourself and heaven will help you. 2 |
| • | To the great evils great remedies. 2 |
| • | To a stingy father, a prodigal son. 2 |
| • | Those giving advice are not those who pay. Les conseilleurs ne sont pas les payeurs. 2 |
| • | What is done no longer needs to be done. 2 |
| • | Comparisons are not fair. Comparaison n'est pas raison. 2 |
| • | Don't put a finger between the tree and the bark. 2 |
| • | A door must be either shut or open. 2 |
| • | The best is not worth it. Le meilleur n'en vaut rien. 2 |
| • | The more it changes, the more it stays the same. Plus ça change, plus c'est pareil. 2 |
| • | Who talks too much, nobody listens to. 2 |
| • | Who expects the bowl of others makes a poor dinner. 2 |
| • | Let us get back to our sheep. Revenons à nos moutons. (to what we were doing before) 2 |
| • | Like master, like man. Tel maître, tel valet. 2 |
| • | To want is to can. Vouloir, c'est pouvoir. 2 |
