French Proverb
French Proverb
evidence greatest paid respect wealth
The greatest evidence of demoralization is the respect paid to wealth
begins ceases man
When a man begins to reason, he ceases to feel
fault understand
Don't find fault with what you don't understand
forget
To want to forget something is to think of it
bestowed honest hurt man praise unjustly
An honest man is hurt by praise unjustly bestowed
frequent
Tell me who you frequent and I will tell you who you are
beware god pray telling
Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling God what you want
horse road stable wears
The stable wears out a horse more than the road
king people silence warning
The silence of the people is a warning for the king
sign wisdom
The sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness.
choose eyes rather wife
One should choose a wife with the ears, rather than with the eyes
four three
One for sorrow; two for mirth; three for a wedding; four for a birth.
mistake
Only he who does nothing makes a mistake
expect life works
Life works out - but not as you expect it