More French Proverbs

Without business, debauchery.... >>

A coward's fear may make a coward valiant.... >>

He who pays well is well served.... >>

Help thyself and heaven will help thee.... >>

Happy the child whose father goes to the devil.... >>

Other Proverbs

When a goose dances, and a fool versifies, there is sport.... (Spanish) >>

The land a man knows is his mother.... (Spanish) >>

The comforter's head never aches.... (Italian) >>

An iron rod bends while it is hot.... (Greek) >>

He falls into the pit who leads another into it.... (Spanish) >>

A door must either be open or shut.

- French Proverb