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Why would a book of old sayings spend pages on a missing head, a bridle of silence, and a hen that crows? Because P.-M. Quitard, a French student of proverbs, believed that each saying keeps a trace of how people lived, loved, and quarreled. He gathered sayings on women, friendship, love, and marriage, and wrote a short essay on each.
He sets each saying beside its cousins in Latin, Greek, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, and Arabic. He often answers an unkind proverb with a fair one. You get the stories behind the phrases and a running argument about what men and women owe each other.
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- 1Proverbs are small records of how people livedFree
- 2Choose a wife by listening, not looking
- 3A good wife makes the home and walks beside her husband
- 4Old accusations against women need a fair reply
- 5Strange customs hide inside everyday phrases
- 6Women shape customs, sons, and the manners of men
- 7Friendship needs time, tested trust, and few people
- 8Honest friends tell the truth, handle money well, and refuse flattery
- 9Love comes quickly, grows by absence and quarrels, and resists age
- 10Marriage is a lottery, but it can be made better
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Proverbs are small records of how people lived
Quitard treats a proverb as a record of national customs. In 1842 he published a dictionary of French proverbs that found readers in France and abroad. This little book lifts out the sayings on four subjects and builds a portrait of each.
Entries usually begin with a saying. Then Quitard explains what it means, hunts for its origin, and lines up parallels from many countries. A short phrase soon opens onto a crowded conversation that runs from Solomon and Homer to Montaigne, Pascal, and Voltaire.
He says he will speak of women's virtues and faults with frankness and respect. He enjoys a pun and a lively anecdote, and he often rejects the popular explanation of a phrase and offers his own. That habit gives the book the charm of a detective tale.
A proverb is a small piece of history that deserves both curiosity and a fair hearing.
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Questions about Proverbes sur les femmes, l’amitié, l’amour et le mariage
What is Proverbs on Women, Friendship, Love, and Marriage about?
It gathers French proverbs and sayings on four subjects and explains each with commentary. Quitard traces origins, compares versions from other countries, and quotes writers from Solomon to Montaigne, giving many short sayings a history and meaning.
Who was P.-M. Quitard?
Quitard was a French student of proverbs who died in 1882. He published a dictionary of French proverbs in 1842 and later wrote studies of proverbial language. This book draws on his manuscript to portray women, friendship, love, and marriage.
Is the book against women?
No. Quitard repeats many harsh sayings but often answers them. He says he will speak of women's virtues and faults frankly and with respect, argues that men share the blame for their faults, and praises their influence on children and customs.
What does wear the pants or the honeymoon mean here?
Quitard explains such phrases through history. Wearing the pants means a wife who rules her husband, and he reviews theories about its origin. The honeymoon comes from an Arabic saying that the first month is honey and the later ones wormwood.
Is it easy to read in short sittings?
Yes, because each entry stands alone. A proverb is followed by a brief commentary, often with a story or verse, so you can read a few at a time and enjoy the wit, the learning, and the variety of examples.
Cite this edition
Quitard, P.-M. Proverbs on Women, Friendship, Love, and Marriage. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/proverbs-on-women-friendship-love-and-marriage.
Quitard, P.-M. (2026). Proverbs on women, friendship, love, and marriage. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/proverbs-on-women-friendship-love-and-marriage (Original work published 1861)
Quitard, P.-M. Proverbs on Women, Friendship, Love, and Marriage. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/proverbs-on-women-friendship-love-and-marriage.
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