More French Proverbs

Slander! slander! some of it always sticks.... >>

Counted sheep are eaten by the wolf.... >>

He expects that larks will fall ready roasted into his mouth.... >>

"They say" is a fool.... >>

A gilt bridle for an old mule.... >>

Other Proverbs

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die.... (American) >>

Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight... (Italian) >>

He who has lost his oxen is always hearing bells.... (Spanish) >>

Even a sick man shuns death.... (Spanish) >>

Do not tell your secrets behind a wall or a hedge.... (Spanish) >>

He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.

- French Proverb