More French Proverbs

Horses run after benefices and asses get them.... >>

He who pays is fairly entitled to speak his mind.... >>

What is worth receiving is worth returning.... >>

Pick and choose, and take the worst.... >>

Learning is there for every man.... >>

Other Proverbs

No need to seek shelter for an old ox.... (Spanish) >>

One cannot blow and swallow at the same time.... (Spanish) >>

The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected... (Italian) >>

An empty purse frightens away friends... (English) >>

When we ask a favour, we say, Madam; when we obtain it, what... (Spanish) >>

One hour's sleep before midnight is better than three after it.

- French Proverb