The judgment of French writers falls short of the events, and is bound up with the sentiment of Francis' couplet, "Souvent femme varie bien fol qui s'y fie.
Other variants in French are: Entre la bouche et le verre Le vinsouvent tombe à terre.
Le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus court = The longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.
On a souvent besoin d’un plus petit que soi = A mouse may be of service to a lion.
But Sismondi is certainly right: nous ne croyons point, que les hommes qui doivent servir a l'humanite de flambeau naissent le plus souvent au sein de la classe riche; mais elle seule les apprecie et a le loisir de jouir de leurs travaux.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "souvent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
