2214 French Proverbs / Page 192
- 1911. To one who has a pie in the oven you may give a bit of your cake.
 - 1912. To rise at five, dine at nine, sup at five, go to bed at nine, makes a man live to ninety-nine.
 - 1913. To rise at six, eat at ten, sup at six, go to bed at ten, makes a man live years ten times ten.
 - 1914. To rob a robber is not robbing.
 - 1915. To rude words deaf ears.
 - 1916. To rule the mountains is to rule the river.
 - 1917. To scare a bird is not the way to catch it.
 - 1918. To see it rain is better than to be in it.
 - 1919. To squeeze an eel too hard is the way to lose it.
 - 1920. To take the rat by the tail.

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