French proverbs

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When candles are out, all cats are grey. La nuit tous les chats sont gris. Show translation At night, all cats are gray.
Give a dog an ill name and hang him. Qui veut noyer son chien l' accuse de la rage. Show translation If you want to drown your dog, accuse it of rabies.
Much ado about nothing. Beaucoup de bruit pour rien. Show translation Much ado about nothing.
No man can serve two masters. Il faut être tout un ou tout autre. Show translation You have to be one or the other.
The first step is the hardest. Il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte. Show translation It's only the first step that costs.
As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. Les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières. Show translation Small streams make big rivers.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien. Show translation The best is the enemy of the good.
He who digs a pit for others falls in himself. Tel est pris qui croyait prendre. Show translation He who thought he was caught was caught.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Qui ne risque rien n'a rien. Show translation Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
None so deaf as those who will not hear. Il n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre. Show translation There is none so deaf as he who will not hear.
No man is a prophet in his own country. Nul n'est prophète en son pays. Show translation No man is a prophet in his own country.
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. Comme on fait son lit on se couche. Show translation As you make your bed, so you lie in it.
He laughs best who laughs last. Rira bien qui rira le dernier. Show translation He who laughs last, laughs hardest.
In for a penny, in for a pound. Le vin est tiré, il faut le boire. Show translation The wine is drawn, it must be drunk.
One swallow does not make a summer. Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps. Show translation One swallow doesn't make a spring.
He that makes himself an ass, must not take it ill, if men ride him. Quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire. Show translation When the wine is drawn, you have to drink it.
From bad to worse. De mal en pis. Show translation From bad to worse.
Charity begins at home. Charité bien ordonnée commence par soi-même. Show translation Charity begins at home.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Oeil pour oeil, dent pour dent. Show translation An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. Chacun est le fils de ses oeuvres. Show translation Each is the son of his works.

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