More French Proverbs

The threatener sometimes gets a beating.... >>

The devil was handsome when he was young.... >>

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow... >>

One should choose a wife with the ears, rather than with the eyes.... >>

People make the bells say what they please.... >>

Other Proverbs

Fond of lawsuits, little wealth, Fond of doctors, little hea... (Spanish) >>

Never advise a man to go to the wars, or to marry.... (Spanish) >>

The lean dog is all fleas.... (Spanish) >>

He who comes first grinds first.... (Spanish) >>

Land was never lost for want of an heir.... (Italian) >>

A hungry dog will eat dirty pudding.

- French Proverb