French Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,468 French Proverbs
Avarice is never satisfied.
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Bad news has wings.
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Bad ware is never cheap.
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Bad watch often feeds the wolf.
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Be a horse ever so well shod, he may slip.
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Be truly what thou wouldst be thought to be.
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Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.
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Bees do not become hornets.
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Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
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Bees touch no fading flowers.
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Believe that, and drink some water (to wash it down.)
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Belles are not for the beaux.
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Bells call to church but do not enter.
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Better a good dinner than a fine coat.
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Better a slip of the foot than of the tongue.
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Better be a coward than foolhardy.
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Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
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Better be mad with all the world than wise alone.
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Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
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Better lose the wool than the sheep.
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Better to be envied than pitied.
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Better to have a friend on the road than gold or silver in your
purse.
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Better to stumble once than be always tottering.
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Better to wear out than rust out.
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Better walk before a hen than behind an ox.
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