More French Proverbs

Good advice is as good as an eye in the hand.... >>

There is no flavour in a swallowed morsel.... >>

A pig's life, short and sweet.... >>

A good repast ought to begin with hunger.... >>

A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.... >>

Other Proverbs

All Hallows moon, witches soon.... (Canadian) >>

A little gall embitters much honey.... (Spanish) >>

The more riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is.... (Spanish) >>

He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the livin... (Spanish) >>

A rose too often smelled loses its fragrance.... (Spanish) >>

Fortune can take from us only what she has given us.

- French Proverb