More French Proverbs

A man who wants bread is ready for anything.... >>

No one will get a bargain he does not ask for.... >>

He falls on his back and breaks his nose.... >>

Envy goes beyond avarice.... >>

Everything does not fall that totters.... >>

Other Proverbs

Lying and gossiping go hand in hand.... (Spanish) >>

Love tells us many things that are not so... (Italian) >>

Better is the smoke of my own house than the fire of another... (Spanish) >>

A handsome woman is either silly or vain.... (Spanish) >>

A Portuguese apprentice who can't sew, yet would be cutting ... (Spanish) >>

He looks for his ass and sits on its back.

- French Proverb