More French Proverbs

Half figs, half raisins.... >>

One half the world knows not how the other half lives.... >>

'Tis the last straw that breaks the camel's back.... >>

The sea has an enormous thirst and an insatiable appetite.... >>

Always in love, never married.... >>

Other Proverbs

Death closes all doors.... (English) >>

The girl as she is taught, the flax as it is wrought.... (Spanish) >>

If you would be pope, you must think of nothing else... (Spanish) >>

However bright the sun may shine, leave not you cloak at hom... (Spanish) >>

He who pledges or promises runs in debt.... (Spanish) >>

'Tis everywhere the same as here.

- French Proverb