More French Proverbs

Tired folks are quarrelsome.... >>

To every lord every honour.... >>

There are no children now-a-days.... >>

When the child is christened you will have godfathers enough.... >>

There is no flavour in a swallowed morsel.... >>

Other Proverbs

The devil places a pillow for a drunken man to fall upon.... (Canadian) >>

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.... (Unknown) >>

A bad compromise is better than a successful suit.... (Spanish) >>

Manual play, clown's play.... (Spanish) >>

The busy man is troubled with but one devil, the idle man by... (Spanish) >>

Old love and old brands kindle at all seasons.

- French Proverb