2214 French Proverbs / Page 14
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A woman who dances too much gets ill from little work.262.
A woman who looks much in the glass spins but little.263.
A woman would rather swallow her teeth than her tongue.264.
A woman's heart dries quicker than her tears.265.
A woman's tongue is her sword, and she does not let it rust.266.
A word once out flies everywhere.267.
A word to the wise.268.
A year of snow, a year of plenty.269.
A young angel, an old devil.270.
Absent people do not inherit.271.
Absent, none without blame; present, none without excuse.272.
According to the arm be the bleeding.273.
Adversity is the touchstone of friendship.274.
Adversity makes a man wise.275.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.276.
Advisers are not the payers.277.
Africa is a cold land where the sun is warm.278.
After a feast a man scratches his head.279.
After a storm comes a calm.280.
After me the deluge.