More French Proverbs

He who turns aside avoids danger.... >>

After a storm comes a calm.... >>

A drowning man will catch at a straw.... >>

A good swimmer is not safe against drowning.... >>

A galled horse does not care to be curried.... >>

Other Proverbs

When a man is not used to breeches the seams gall him.... (Spanish) >>

When the pigeons go abenting, the farmers go lamenting.... (English) >>

Every dog has his day.... (English) >>

Where you smart there I will hit you.... (Spanish) >>

When the child cuts its teeth, death is on the watch.... (Spanish) >>

It is the sauce that makes the fish edible.

- French Proverb