More French Proverbs

No man is an island, but some of us are long peninsulas.... >>

Avarice is never satisfied.... >>

A good example is the best sermon.... >>

A man may threaten yet be afraid.... >>

It is good to beat a proud man when he is alone.... >>

Other Proverbs

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.... (Latin) >>

The gutter by dropping wears the stone.... (Spanish) >>

A short horse is soon curried.... (Spanish) >>

The evil wound is cured, but not the evil name.... (Spanish) >>

The cask smells of the wine it contains.... (Spanish) >>

Fair without, foul within.

- French Proverb