More French Proverbs

Who wives for a dower, resigns his own power.... >>

Anoint a villain and he will prick you, prick a villain and he will an... >>

It is not the burden but the over-burden that kills the beast.... >>

Better a slip of the foot than of the tongue.... >>

'Twixt the cup and the lip there's many a slip.... >>

Other Proverbs

He that ties well, unties well.... (Spanish) >>

Do you want to buy cheap? Buy of a needy fool.... (Spanish) >>

Have a bill to pay at Easter, and your Lent will be short.... (Spanish) >>

It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.... (Spanish) >>

Good words fill not a sack.... (Spanish) >>

A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can.

- French Proverb