More French Proverbs

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

People make the bells say what they please.... >>

Every art requires the whole person.... >>

Do not abstain from sowing for fear of the pigeons.... >>

He was slain that had warning, not he that took it.... >>

Other Proverbs

Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee... (Arabic) >>

Though your bloodhound be gentle, don't bite him on the lip.... (Spanish) >>

Where force prevails, right perishes.... (Spanish) >>

We are not roasting, and already we are basting.... (Spanish) >>

When ill-luck sleeps, let no one wake her.... (Spanish) >>

One for sorrow; two for mirth; three for a wedding; four for a birth.

- French Proverb