More French Proverbs

A honeyed tongue with a heart of gall.... >>

Gentleness does more than violence.... >>

Hares are not caught by the sound of the drum.... >>

To every saint his candle.... >>

He has enough who is content.... >>

Other Proverbs

Fools and bairns should never see half-done work.... (Spanish) >>

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket... (Persian) >>

He who comes first grinds first.... (Spanish) >>

A pig's tail will never make a good arrow.... (Spanish) >>

She is nether fish nor fowl.... (Spanish) >>

He has great need of a fool who makes himself one.

- French Proverb