Qui terre a, guerre a.Whoso hath land hath war.
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Vent au visage rend un homme sage.Adversity makes a man wise.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLes gens fatigués sont querelleurs.Tired folks are quarrelsome.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChaque potier vante son pot.Every potter vaunts his own pot.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTel menace, qui a peur.A man may threaten yet be afraid.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMot à mot on fait les gros livres.Word by word the big books are made.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLe médecin est souvent plus à craindre que la maladie.The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesQui aime Bertrand aime son chien.Love Bertrand love his dog.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMieux vaut tard que jamais.Better late than never.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLa loi dit ce que le roi veut.The law says what the king pleases.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGraissez les bottes d’un vilain, il dira qu’on les lui brûle.Grease a churl’s boots and he’ll say you are burning them.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesQui va chercher de la laine, revient tondu.He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesOn va bien loin depuis qu’on est las.One may go a long way after one is tired.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLa plus belle femme ne peut donner que ce qu’elle a.The handsomest woman can only give what she has.
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