French Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,468 French Proverbs
Take away fuel, take away flame.
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Take away my good name, take away my life.
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Take down a rogue from the gallows and he will hang you up.
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Take heed of an enemy reconciled.
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Take heed of an ox before. an ass behind, and a monk on all
sides.
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Talk of the wolf and you see his tail.
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That brings water to the mill.
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That day is lost on which one has not laughed.
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That often happens in a day which does not happen in a hundred
years.
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The abbey does not fail for want on one monk.
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The arguments of the strongest have always the most weight.
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The ass that is common property is always the worst saddled.
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The bagpipe never utters a work till its belly is full.
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The balance in doing its office knows neither gold nor lead.
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The beadle of the parish is always of the vicar's opinion.
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The beast dead, the venom is dead.
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The beaten pay the fine.
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The belly overrules the head.
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The belly robs the back.
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The benefice must be taken with its liabilities.
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The best company must part, as King Dagobert said to his hounds.
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The best driver will sometimes upset.
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The best thing about a man is his dog.
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The best wine has its lees.
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The best you get is an even break.
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