More French Proverbs

Too late to grieve when the chance is past.... >>

Not every one that dances is glad.... >>

Never sell the bearskin till you have killed the bear.... >>

Many are esteemed, only because they are not known.... >>

The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.... >>

Other Proverbs

Much coin, much care.... (Latin) >>

He who asks the fewest favours is the best received.... (Spanish) >>

Don't stay long when the husband is not at home... (Spanish) >>

Tell your own story first.... (Spanish) >>

He who stumbles and does not fall mends his pace.... (Spanish) >>

A muffled cat never caught a mouse.

- French Proverb