More French Proverbs

He that is ashamed to eat is ashamed to live.... >>

Good watching drives away ill-luck.... >>

With an old husband's hide one buys a young one.... >>

Great boasters, little doers.... >>

Half the truth is often a whole lie.... >>

Other Proverbs

Poverty is not a crime.... (Spanish) >>

To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light.... (American) >>

Fish or cut bait... (Greek) >>

Money turns bad into good.... (Spanish) >>

My word is my bond.... (Spanish) >>

It is not the burden but the over-burden that kills the beast.

- French Proverb