More French Proverbs

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.... >>

Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.... >>

The devil may die without my inheriting his horns.... >>

Let every one mind his own business, and the cows will be well tended.... >>

Misfortune upon misfortune is not wholesome.... >>

Other Proverbs

The glass-dealer's horses fell out, and he looked on to see ... (Spanish) >>

Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.... (English) >>

A bad thing never dies.... (Spanish) >>

He that does not lie, does not come of good blood.... (Spanish) >>

He who has a bad wife can expect no happiness that can be so... (Spanish) >>

One cannot be at the oven and the mill at the same time.

- French Proverb