More French Proverbs

A blind hen can sometimes find her corn.... >>

Courtesy that is all on one side cannot last long.... >>

A coward often deals a mortal blow to the brave.... >>

A door must either be open or shut.... >>

A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning.... >>

Other Proverbs

Every cask smells of the wine it contained.... (Spanish) >>

An empty barrel makes the most noise.... (English) >>

He who has been first a novice and then an abbot, knows what... (Spanish) >>

At a dangerous passage, yield to precedence.... (Italian) >>

For evil tongues, scissors.... (Spanish) >>

A man may threaten yet be afraid.

- French Proverb