More French Proverbs

A father is a banker provided by nature.... >>

Out of yes and no comes all dispute.... >>

His like Jean de Nivelle's dog, that runs away when he is called.... >>

A little help does a great deal.... >>

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

Other Proverbs

A fifth wheel to a cart is but an encumbrance.... (Spanish) >>

What a story these old walls could tell.... (American) >>

He who begins badly, ends badly.... (Spanish) >>

One stroke on the nail and a hundred on the horseshoe.... (Spanish) >>

Nobody sows a thing that will not sell.... (Spanish) >>

Happy the child whose father goes to the devil.

- French Proverb