More French Proverbs

Life is half spent before one knows what life is.... >>

The dog gets into the mill under cover of the ass.... >>

New lords, new laws.... >>

The greatest evidence of demoralization is the respect paid to wealth.... >>

Nothing is more contagious than a bad example.... >>

Other Proverbs

When a thing is done, advice comes too late... (Confucius) >>

God writes straight with crooked lines.... (Spanish) >>

Be happy while you're living, For you're a long time dead... (Greek) >>

A bad thing never dies.... (Spanish) >>

Tell me who you live with, and I will tell you who you are.... (Spanish) >>

Handsomely asked, handsomely refused.

- French Proverb