More French Proverbs

Great scholars are not the shrewdest men.... >>

No one is expected to achieve the impossible.... >>

A sow is always dreaming of bran.... >>

A word once out flies everywhere.... >>

'Tis a good horse that has no fault.... >>

Other Proverbs

While one milks the ram, the other holds under the sieve.... (Chinese) >>

There is no house without its hush! hush!... (Spanish) >>

Elbow grease is the best polish.... (English) >>

The crow went travelling abroad and came home just as black.... (English) >>

All evils are equal when they are extreme.... (English) >>

One always knocks oneself in the sore place.

- French Proverb