More French Proverbs

Ask no questions and hear no lies.... >>

An old oven is easier to heat than a new one.... >>

He asks advice in vain who will not follow it.... >>

Hot sup, hot swallow.... >>

In youth, one has tears without grief; in age, grief without tears.... >>

Other Proverbs

Give a traitor good words and you make him loyal.... (Spanish) >>

The official who can't lie may as well be out of the world.... (Spanish) >>

Attack is the best form of defense.... (Spanish) >>

Ask the experienced rather than the learned... (Jewish) >>

Every potter praises his pot, especially if cracked.... (Spanish) >>

By telling our woes we often assuage them.

- French Proverb