To the devil with so many masters, said the toad to the harrow.
Proverbs and old sayings French about devil
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The sheep on the mountain is higher than the bull on the plain.
Proverbs and old sayings French
Mention not a rope in the house of one whose father was hanged.
Proverbs and old sayings French about home, house
Handsome cats and fat dung heaps are the sign of a good farmer.
Proverbs and old sayings French about good, good luck
No more teachers, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks.
Proverbs and old sayings French about teachers, books
One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it.
Proverbs and old sayings French about sleep
The devil sweetens another man's wife with a spoonful of honey.
Proverbs and old sayings French about wife, devil, man
There's virtue in a man's face (i.e., presence carries weight).
Proverbs and old sayings French about virtue, face, man
The sweetest grapes are picked from the vineyard of friendship.
Proverbs and old sayings French about friendship
He who wants to be rich in a year is hanged at six months' end.
Proverbs and old sayings French about wealth, end
The villain that becomes rich knows neither friends nor family.
Proverbs and old sayings French about criminals, family, wealth
After the daughter is married, then come sons-in-law in plenty.
Proverbs and old sayings French about law
The cart ruins the road, the woman the man, the water the wine.
Proverbs and old sayings French about wine, woman, water, man
Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged.
Proverbs and old sayings French about family
There never was a looking-glass that told a woman she was ugly.
Proverbs and old sayings French about woman
God helps three sorts of people: fools, children and drunkards.
Proverbs and old sayings French about children, people, god
When the blind man carries the banner, woe to those who follow.
Proverbs and old sayings French about blind, man
It is better to leave the child's nose dirty than wring it off.
Proverbs and old sayings French about children
Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll not steal when he's old.
Proverbs and old sayings French about thieves, old, olderness
The best company must part, as King Dagobert said to his hounds.
Proverbs and old sayings French about companies
