More French Proverbs

To scare a bird is not the way to catch it.... >>

Not every dog that barks bites.... >>

Patience is the virtue of asses.... >>

Pity is akin to love.... >>

No lock will hold against the power of gold.... >>

Other Proverbs

The first duty of a soldier is obedience.... (Spanish) >>

Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks... (American) >>

A mistress in a high place is not a bad thing.... (Spanish) >>

Short hose must have long points.... (Spanish) >>

Rather mulberry than almond. (The almond-tree is in blossom ... (Spanish) >>

It is a sorry house in which the cock is silent and the hen crows.

- French Proverb