More French Proverbs

He ruins himself in promises, and clears himself by giving nothing.... >>

The devil may die without my inheriting his horns.... >>

He that is thrown would still wrestle.... >>

Advisers are not the payers.... >>

Courtesy that is all on one side cannot last long.... >>

Other Proverbs

We are not yet roasting, and already we make sops in the pan... (Spanish) >>

Tell your friend a lie; and if he keeps it secret, tell him ... (Spanish) >>

He who would cheat the fox must rise early.... (Spanish) >>

He who makes light of his enemy dies by his hand.... (Spanish) >>

Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night.... (Italian) >>

Don't speak to the man at the helm.

- French Proverb