More French Proverbs

No lock avails against a hatchet.... >>

Better walk before a hen than behind an ox.... >>

A good swordsman is never quarrelsome.... >>

Bees do not become hornets.... >>

A sparrow in hand is worth more than a vulture flying.... >>

Other Proverbs

For want of a nail the shoe is lost.... (Spanish) >>

He is lifeless that is faultless.... (English) >>

One wedding brings another.... (Spanish) >>

If you want to beat a dog, say he eat your iron.... (Spanish) >>

He who would thrive must follow the church, the sea, or the ... (Spanish) >>

He who waits for another man's trencher often dines in imagination (or with Duke Humphrey).

- French Proverb