More French Proverbs

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.... >>

He who can give has many a good neighbour.... >>

Fortune can take from us only what she has given us.... >>

A glaring sunny morning, a woman that talks Latin, and a child reared ... >>

He has enough to do who holds the handle of a frying-pan.... >>

Other Proverbs

The ass knows well in whose face be brays.... (Spanish) >>

To your son give a good name and a trade.... (Spanish) >>

Right or wrong, God aid our purpose.... (Spanish) >>

Rise early and watch, labour and catch.... (Spanish) >>

Prison and Lent were made for the poor.... (Spanish) >>

A lord of straw devours a vassal of steel.

- French Proverb