More French Proverbs

The richest man carries nothing away with him but a shroud.... >>

But for all that the honest man has not got his purse.... >>

Gluttony has killed more than the sword.... >>

He who chooses takes the worst.... >>

Fie upon a cloak in fair weather!... >>

Other Proverbs

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.... (American) >>

Jest so that it may not turn to earnest.... (Spanish) >>

A son-in-law's friendship is a winter's sun.... (Spanish) >>

He loses his market who has nothing to sell.... (Spanish) >>

A pig bought on credit grunts all the year.... (Spanish) >>

One man, no man.

- French Proverb