More French Proverbs

A civil question deserves a civil answer.... >>

By dint of going wrong all will come right.... >>

He beat the bushes and another caught the birds.... >>

A lord of straw devours a vassal of steel.... >>

A mistake is no reckoning.... >>

Other Proverbs

Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, ... (Native American) >>

After a thrifty father, a prodigal son.... (Spanish) >>

The shirt is nearer than the frock.... (Spanish) >>

One man beats the bush, another catcheth the bird.... (Spanish) >>

Prison and Lent were made for the poor.... (Spanish) >>

Eggs are put to hatch on a chance.

- French Proverb