2214 French Proverbs / Page 7
121. A good swordsman is not given to quarrel.
122. A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
123. A good thing can be twice, nay, even thrice spoken.
124. A great estate is not gotten in a few hours.
125. A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.
126. A great talker is a great liar.
127. A guest and a fish after three days are poison.
128. A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning.
129. A handsome hostess is bad for the purse.
130. A handsome shoe often pinches the feet.
131. A hawk's marriage: the hen is the better bird.
132. A hawk's marriage: the hen is the better bird.
133. A healthy man is a successful man.
134. A healthy soul cannot live in a dry body.
135. A healthy woman is a successful woman.
136. A hedge between keeps friendship green.
137. A honeyed tongue with a heart of gall.
138. A hook's well lost to catch a salmon.
139. A house ready made and a wife to make.
140. A hundred years a banner, a hundred years a barrow.