More French Proverbs

The flawed pot lasts longest.... >>

A good swordsman is never quarrelsome.... >>

Every one preaches for his own saint.... >>

Better walk before a hen than behind an ox.... >>

By writing we learn to write.... >>

Other Proverbs

It is fair and just to cheat the cheater.... (Spanish) >>

Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.... (Chinese) >>

Land was never lost for want of an heir.... (Italian) >>

After the house is finished, he deserts it.... (Spanish) >>

The lazy servant to save one step takes eight.... (Spanish) >>

Mother's love is ever in its spring.

- French Proverb