proverbs!!

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take this track of french proverbs....
nice ones also,,
tres bien proverbes ainsi que utile...


* Ce qui est fait n'est plus à faire.
o Idiomatic translation: Don´t leave till tomorrow what can be finished today.
o Literal translation: What is done no longer needs to be done.

* Qui s’excuse, s’accuse.
o He who excuses himself accuses himself.

French proverbs - Wikiquote
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A chemin battu il ne croit point d'herbe. One does not believe in grass on a trodden path. [Fp 29].

A jeune chasseur, il faut vieux chien. With a young hunter, one needs an old dog [Fp 28].

Ami de plusieurs, ami de nul. Friend of many, friend of none. [Fp 14.]

Après l'amour, le repentir. After the love, the repentance. [Fp 15]

Au besoin on connaî l'ami. When need comes one knows one's friend. A friend in need is a friend indeed [Fp 14.]

Au long aller, peti fardeau pèse. On a lengthy journey even a small burden weighs. [Fp 13.]

Besoin fait la vielle trotter (et l'endormi réveiller). Need makes the hurdy-gurdy trot (and the deadened awake) [Fp 22].

Brebis comptées, le loup les mange. The wolf eas the ewes he is told of (or: as he counts them) [Fp 25].

Chacun est artisan de sa fortune. Each one is a craftsman of his own fortune [Fp 18].

Chacun sait (nul ne sait mieux que l'âne) où le bât (le) blesse. Each one knows where the pack wounds. No one knows better than the ass where the pack (it) wounds [Fp 21].

Chance passe science. Chance (luck) passes science. [Fp 27].

Dans les petites boîtes, les bons onguents. In the small boxes, the good ointments [Fp 24].

Deux ancres son bons au navire. It's good to have more than one anchor on the ship.]

French Proverbs in French and English - The Gold Scales





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English Proverbs




Between the devil and the deep sea
To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma.


Where there's a will there's a way
When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it.


A burnt child dreads fire
A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime.


First come, first served
The first in line will be attended to first.


A friend in need is a friend indeed
A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend.


Discretion is the better part of valor
If you say discretion is the better part of valor, you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do.


A hungry man is an angry man
A person who does not get what he wants or needs is a frustrated person and will be easily provoked to rage.


Empty vessels make the most noise
Those people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss.


A man is as old as he feels
A person's age is immaterial - it is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old.


Great talkers are little doers
Those people who talk a lot and are always teaching others usually do not do much work.


An idle brain is the devil's workshop
One who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts.


An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
It is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever.


Faint heart never won fair lady
To succeed in life one must have the courage to pursue what he wants.


A penny saved is a penny gained
By being thrifty one will be able to save up.


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Proverbs - Learn English proverbs

[_Alice_]

a french one ! i must have a look on this thread

"c'est dans les vieux pots que l'on fait les meilleures soupes"

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u gotta catch it on time

as the hot tasty bread

[_Alice_]

hey !!

"rien ne sert de courir il faut partir à point "

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voila !!!!

i believe its important to be up2date...
c'est tout

[_Alice_]

" Les proverbes ressemblent aux papillons ; on en attrape quelques-uns, les autres s'envolent. "
W. Wander