He who is waiting for someone else's bowl often dines late.
Proverbs and old sayings French
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A good armchair makes the backside soft and the heart hard.
Proverbs and old sayings French about heart, good, good luck
Marry your son when you please, your daughter when you can.
Proverbs and old sayings French about contentment
Happy is the man who has a handsome wife close to an abbey.
Proverbs and old sayings French about happiness, wife, man
When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow.
Proverbs and old sayings French about blind, man
The pitcher goes often to the well and gets broken at last.
Proverbs and old sayings French
Quarrels do not last long if the wrong is only on one side.
Proverbs and old sayings French about bad
The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.
Proverbs and old sayings French about poetry
There are no foolish trades, there are only foolish people.
Proverbs and old sayings French about people
Tell me whom you frequent, and I will tell you who you are.
Proverbs and old sayings French about contentment
There are no miracles for those that have no faith in them.
Proverbs and old sayings French about miracle, faith
When we don't have what we like, we must like what we have.
Proverbs and old sayings French
The richest man carries nothing away with him but a shroud.
Proverbs and old sayings French about nothing, man
Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks.
Proverbs and old sayings French
The arguments of the strongest have always the most weight.
Proverbs and old sayings French
He that that hath a head of wax must not approach the fire.
Proverbs and old sayings French about heads, fire, fire brigade
Greater qualities are needed to bear good fortune than bad.
Proverbs and old sayings French about wealth, bad luck, bad, good, good luck
See a pin and let it lie, you'll want a pin before you die.
Proverbs and old sayings French about lie, death, contentment
Who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
Proverbs and old sayings French about rocks
Take down a rogue from the gallows and he will hang you up.
Proverbs and old sayings French about contentment
