2214 French Proverbs / Page 41
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He that will bare-foot go must not plant a garden of thistle.802.
He that will get the better of a fox must rise early.803.
He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut.804.
He that would go to sea for pleasure would go to hell for a pastime.805.
He that would hang his dog, gives out first, that he is mad.806.
He that would keep his house clean must not let priest or pigeon into it.807.
He was born on a Sunday, he likes work ready done.808.
He was born with a caul.809.
He was slain that had warning, not he that took it.810.
He wears the mourning of his washerwoman.811.
He who begins and does not finish loses his labour.812.
He who bestirs himself sucks up, he who lies still dries up.813.
He who can give has many a good neighbour.814.
He who can lick can bite.815.
He who cannot speak well of his trade does not understand it.816.
He who caresses thee more than the occasion justifies, has either deceived thee or intends it.817.
He who carries nothing loses nothing.818.
He who carries one burden will soon carry a hundred.819.
He who chooses takes the worst.820.
He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention.