More French Proverbs

A fair promise binds a fool.... >>

Gentleness does more than violence.... >>

'Tis the last straw that breaks the camel's back.... >>

He who torments others does not sleep well.... >>

'Twixt the word and the deed there's a long step.... >>

Other Proverbs

Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.... (English) >>

He who is feared gets more than his own.... (Spanish) >>

Do not steal a loaf from him that kneads and bakes.... (Spanish) >>

Serve a lord and you'll know what is grief.... (Spanish) >>

Colts by falling, and lads by losing, grow prudent.... (Spanish) >>

It is a good horse that never stumbles.

- French Proverb