French proverbs

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Selon l'argent la besogne. Show translation Depending on the money, the job. The labourer is worthy of his hire.
Qui m'aime aime mon chien. Show translation Who loves me loves my dog. Love me, love my dog.
Qui a bon voisin a bon matin. Show translation A good neighbor has a good morning.
La vérité se fera connaître. Show translation The truth will out. Truth is mighty and will prevail.
Point de roses sans épines. Show translation Roses without thorns. There is no rose without a thorn.
Faute de mieux, on couche avec sa femme. Show translation If that's not enough, you sleep with your wife. Who has no horse may ride on a staff.
Ne consulte pas le médecin mais celui qui a été malade. Show translation Don't consult the doctor, consult the one who has been ill. Experience is the best teacher.
Il n'y a si bon charretier qui ne verse. Show translation There's no good carter who doesn't pour. No man is infallible.
Qui se marie à la hâte, se repent à loisir. Show translation Who marries in haste, repents at leisure. More haste, less speed.
Point d'argent, point de Suisse. Show translation No money, no Switzerland. An empty purse fills the face with wrinkles.
Chacun pense à soi. Show translation Everyone thinks of themselves. All one's geese are swans.
Les vieux amis et les vieux écus sont les meilleurs. Show translation Old friends and old money are best. Old friends are better than new ones.
Ne comptez pas les oeufs dans le derrière d'une poule. Show translation Don't count the eggs in a hen's behind. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Mieux vaut maintenant un oeuf que dans le temps un boeuf. Show translation Better an egg now than an ox then. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
Il faut tondre les brebis et non pas les écorcher. Show translation Sheep should be shorn, not skinned. You cannot flay the same ox twice.
Il vaut mieux glisser du pied que de la langue. Show translation It's better to slide with your foot than with your tongue. Better the foot slip than the tongue.
Le coût fait perdre le goût. Show translation Cost makes you lose taste. Sweet appears sour when we pay.
Jeter de l'huile au feu. Show translation Throwing oil on the fire. Pouring Oil on the fire is not the way to quench it.
A bon vin point d'enseigne. Show translation No sign for good wine. Good wine needs no bush.
Un bon renard ne mange jamais les poules de son voisin. Show translation A good fox never eats its neighbor's chickens. The fox preys farthest from his home.

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