More French Proverbs

Good repute is better than a golden belt.... >>

Where the wasp has passed the fly sticks fast.... >>

There is a pinch of the madman in every great man.... >>

Men's ignorance makes the pot boil for priests.... >>

The best you get is an even break.... >>

Other Proverbs

The devil is seldom outshot in his own bow.... (Spanish) >>

To know and to act are one and the same... (Greek) >>

God grant me to argue with those who understand me.... (Spanish) >>

A pig bought on credit grunts all the year.... (Spanish) >>

All things good to know are difficult to learn... (Greek) >>

He that would keep his house clean must not let priest or pigeon into it.

- French Proverb