More French Proverbs

He that telleth his wife news is but lately married.... >>

Don't talk Latin before the Franciscans.... >>

When the devil grows old he turns himself hermit.... >>

He that is too secure is not safe.... >>

A Rowland for an Oliver.... >>

Other Proverbs

Dogs that bark at a distance never bite.... (English) >>

Be not an esquire where you were a page.... (Spanish) >>

To know and to act are one and the same... (Greek) >>

Who gives bread to other's dogs is often barked at by his ow... (Italian) >>

A blind man's wife needs no paint.... (Spanish) >>

By working in the smithy one becomes a smith.

- French Proverb