2214 French Proverbs / Page 8
141. A hundred years is not much, but never is a long while.
142. A hundred years of fretting will not pay a halfpenny of debt.
143. A hungry belly has no ears.
144. A hungry clown is half mad.
145. A hungry dog is not afraid of a cudgelling.
146. A hungry dog will eat dirty pudding.
147. A hungry horse maketh a clean manger.
148. A jackfish does more than a letter of recommendation.
149. A kick from a mare never hurt a horse.
150. A lame man won't walk with one who is lamer.
151. A landmark is very well placed between the fields of two brothers.
152. A late Easter, a long cold spring.
153. A lawyer needs three bags: one full of papers, one full of money, and one full of patience.
154. A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.
155. A litigious man, a liar.
156. A little absence does a lot of good.
157. A little absence does much good.
158. A little dinner, long expected and cold, is by no means given, but dearly sold.
159. A little gall spoils a great deal of honey.
160. A little help does a great deal.