More French Proverbs

Poverty is a sort of leprosy.... >>

He who does not gain loses.... >>

Golden bishop, wooden crosier; wooden bishop, golden crosier.... >>

A fool's head never whitens.... >>

A mad dog cannot live long.... >>

Other Proverbs

Men are blind in their own cause.... (American) >>

The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people... (English) >>

Where friars abound keep your eyes open.... (Spanish) >>

There would be no ill word if it were not ill taken.... (Spanish) >>

When the spleen increases, the body diminishes.... (Spanish) >>

He wears the mourning of his washerwoman.

- French Proverb