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The greatest burdens are not the gainfullest.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The great thieves lead away the little thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings French about thieves

Reason not with the great, 'tis a perilous gate.

Proverbs and old sayings French about reason

Elbow-grease is a great preventative of disease.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Ask my comrade, who is as great a liar as myself.

Proverbs and old sayings French

There's a pinch of the madman in every great man.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man

He has great need of a fool who makes himself one.

Proverbs and old sayings French about need

There is a pinch of the madman in every great man.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man

The noise is so great one cannot hear God thunder.

Proverbs and old sayings French about god

One fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He that takes too great a leap falls into the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The greatest king must at last go to bed with a shovel.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The fault is great in proportion to him who commits it.

Proverbs and old sayings French

There are two great pleasures in gambling: winning and losing.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Work relieves us from three great evils, boredom, vice, and want.

Proverbs and old sayings French about boredom, vice, work

The friendship of great men is like the shadow of a bush, soon gone.

Proverbs and old sayings French about shadow, friendship, man

The greatest evidence of demoralization is the respect paid to wealth.

Proverbs and old sayings French about respect, wealth

To turn an obstacle to one's advantage is a great step towards victory.

Proverbs and old sayings French about obstacles, victory

It is not the greatest beauties that inspire the most profound passion.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The friendship of a great man is like the shadow of a bush -- soon gone.

Proverbs and old sayings French about shadow, friendship, man