More French Proverbs

Don't rely on the label of the bag.... >>

One may better steal a horse than another look over the hedge.... >>

A churl knows not the work of spurs (i.e., honour).... >>

He carries fire in one hand, water in the other.... >>

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

Other Proverbs

Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been leant t... (Jewish) >>

Close, but no cigar.... (American) >>

Call on God, but row away from the rocks... (Latin) >>

Apples taste sweetest when they are going.... (Latin) >>

If the lion's skill will not do, we must sew on that of the ... (Latin) >>

No jesting with edged tools.

- French Proverb