More French Proverbs

Better a slip of the foot than of the tongue.... >>

For the last-comer the bones.... >>

A churl never liked a gentleman.... >>

When a man begins to reason, he ceases to feel.... >>

A man may threaten yet be afraid.... >>

Other Proverbs

The hunchback does not see his own hump, but sees his compan... (Spanish) >>

God grant, dear wife, that this son be ours.... (Spanish) >>

The bad man always suspects knavery.... (Spanish) >>

He is blind enough who cannot see through a sieve.... (Spanish) >>

The cat is friendly, but scratches.... (Spanish) >>

Love teaches asses to dance.

- French Proverb