More French Proverbs

Some sell and don't deliver.... >>

A fool's head never whitens.... >>

'Tis a silly sheep that makes the wolf her confessor.... >>

Happy the child whose father goes to the devil.... >>

Always say no, and you will never be married.... >>

Other Proverbs

I thought to cross myself, and I put out my eye.... (Spanish) >>

Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him... (Boy Scout Motto) >>

Abbot of Carcuela, you eat up the pot and ask for the pipkin... (Spanish) >>

After breaking my head you bring plaister.... (Spanish) >>

Choose a wife on a Saturday rather than a Sunday.... (Spanish) >>

A woman's tongue is her sword, and she does not let it rust.

- French Proverb