Tradizione francese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Six choses au monde n’ont mestier: prestre hardy, coüard chevalier, juge convoiteux, puant barbier, mère piteuse, rogneux boulengier.Six things have no business in the world: a fighting priest, a coward knight, a covetous judge, a stinking barber, a soft-hearted mother, and an itchy baker.
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Belle promesse fol lie.A fair promise binds a fool.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione francese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesVilain enrichi ne connaît parent ni ami.A clown enriched knows neither relation nor friend.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTout bec crochu de proye est soustenu.Every hooked beak is maintained by prey.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMéchant chien, court lien.A wicked dog must be tied short.
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