French Proverb
French Proverb
eager lazy people
Lazy people are always eager to be doing something
known
Many are esteemed, only because they are not known
face nose spoils
A big nose never spoils a pretty face
beggar grown pride rich
There is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich
doth eye forehead lecture mind
In the forehead and the eye The lecture of the mind doth lie.
blessed blind eye kingdom kings
In the kingdom of the blind men, those who are blessed with one eye are kings
battalions god side strongest
God is on the side of the strongest battalions
afar attention fear lie listened sure utmost
He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention
judge loses
He who is judge between two friends loses one of them
anxious death pull rope
He who is anxious for the death of another has a long rope to pull
fears suffers
He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear
fruit loaded people stones throw tree
It is only the tree loaded with fruit that the people throw stones at
absolute france monarchy songs tempered
France is an absolute monarchy tempered by songs
laughed lost
That day is lost on which one has not laughed