More French Proverbs

The handsomest woman can only give what she has.... >>

Rich garments weep on unworthy shoulders.... >>

The greatest burdens are not the gainfullest.... >>

One half the world knows not how the other half lives.... >>

Pick and choose, and take the worst.... >>

Other Proverbs

A father is a banker provided by nature... (Japanese) >>

What is much desired is not believed when it comes.... (Spanish) >>

Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother... (Native American) >>

To err is human, to forgive divine.... (Spanish) >>

Set a thief to catch a thief.... (English) >>

His like Jean de Nivelle's dog, that runs away when he is called.

- French Proverb