More French Proverbs

Who cannot work out his salvation by heart will not do it by book.... >>

Spit not in the well, you may have to drink its water.... >>

Possession is nine points of the law.... >>

People lend only to the rich.... >>

The devil may die without my inheriting his horns.... >>

Other Proverbs

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

The dog that has its bitch in town never barks well.... (Spanish) >>

He that is rich will not be called a fool.... (Spanish) >>

My teeth are nearer than my kindred.... (Spanish) >>

May God not so prosper our friends that they forget us.... (Spanish) >>

He who looks not before finds himself behind.

- French Proverb