More French Proverbs

It is merry in hall when beards wag all.... >>

Not every sort of wood is fit to make an arrow.... >>

A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.... >>

A civil denial is better than a rude grant.... >>

Borrows must not be choosers.... >>

Other Proverbs

Give neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it.... (English) >>

If there were no receiver there would be no thief.... (Spanish) >>

Tell it well, or say nothing.... (Spanish) >>

It is very savoury to eat scot free.... (Spanish) >>

See how he has risen from a mayor to a hangman.... (Spanish) >>

A vicious dog must be tied short.

- French Proverb