2214 French Proverbs / Page 8
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A hundred years is not much, but never is a long while.142.
A hundred years of fretting will not pay a halfpenny of debt.143.
A hungry belly has no ears.144.
A hungry clown is half mad.145.
A hungry dog is not afraid of a cudgelling.146.
A hungry dog will eat dirty pudding.147.
A hungry horse maketh a clean manger.148.
A jackfish does more than a letter of recommendation.149.
A kick from a mare never hurt a horse.150.
A lame man won't walk with one who is lamer.151.
A landmark is very well placed between the fields of two brothers.152.
A late Easter, a long cold spring.153.
A lawyer needs three bags: one full of papers, one full of money, and one full of patience.154.
A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.155.
A litigious man, a liar.156.
A little absence does a lot of good.157.
A little absence does much good.158.
A little dinner, long expected and cold, is by no means given, but dearly sold.159.
A little gall spoils a great deal of honey.160.
A little help does a great deal.