French Proverbs & Sayings

French Proverbs & Sayings

A brother is a friend given by nature.

– France

A father is a banker provided by nature.
– French

A fault denied is twice committed.
– France

A good meal ought to begin with hunger.
– French

A guest and a fish after three days are poison.
– France

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A loving heart is always young.
– French
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All cats are bad in May.

– French

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Dress slowly when you are in a hurry.

– France

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Everyone thinks his own burden heavy.
– French Proverb
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Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks.
(tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
– French Proverb
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Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.
—From the French.
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Follow the river and you will reach the sea.
– France
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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.
– France
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Gratitude is the heart’s memory.
– French Proverb
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He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.
– France

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He who can lick can bite.
– French

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He is rich who owes nothing.
– French Proverb
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He that does not ask will never get a bargain.
-French Proverb
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If you would understand men, study women.
– France
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If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength.
– French Proverb

In doubtful matters courage may do much; in desperate, patience.
– French Proverb

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It is not only necessary to love, but also to say so.
– French Saying
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Love makes time pass; time makes love pass.
~French Proverb
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Not every sort of wood is fit to make an arrow.
– France
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Not every one that dances is glad.
—French.
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One foot is better than two stilts.
– France

Only great men may have great faults.
– French
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Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling God what you want.
– French Proverb
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Ready money works great cures.
– French Proverb
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Set a thief to catch a thief.
– French Proverb
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There is a pinch of the madman in every great man.
– French Proverb
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There is no flying without wings.
– French Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
– French Proverb
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The cobbler always wears the worst shoes.
– France

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The first step binds one to the second.
~French Proverb
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The price spoils the pleasure.
– French

The worst is not always certain but it’s very likely.
– French

There is no such thing as a pretty good omelette.
– France

There is one who kisses, and the other who offers a cheek.
– French
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Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.
– French Proverb
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We know the worth of a thing when we have lost it.
– French Proverb
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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
– French Proverb
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When one has one’s hand full of truth it is not always wise to open it.
~French Proverb
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Who lends to a friend loses twice.
– France
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When we cannot get what we love, we must love what is within our reach.
– French Proverb
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With enough “ifs” we could put Paris into a bottle.
– French