More French Proverbs

The hen ought not to cackle in presence of the cock.... >>

Comparison is not proof.... >>

A house ready made and a wife to make.... >>

He who loses his temper is in the wrong.... >>

It is only the first bottle that is dear.... >>

Other Proverbs

A horseshoe that clatters wants a nail.... (Spanish) >>

He who rides the tiger can never dismount.... (Chinese) >>

Honey was not made for the mouth of the ass.... (Spanish) >>

He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothin... (Spanish) >>

Choose a wife on a Saturday rather than a Sunday.... (Spanish) >>

It is in vain for a man to rise early who has the repute of lying in bed all the morning.

- French Proverb