More French Proverbs

He who eats of the king's goose will void a feather forty years after.... >>

He who looks not before finds himself behind.... >>

His horse's head is too big, it cannot get out of the stable.... >>

He who begins and does not finish loses his labour.... >>

He who listens at doors hears more than he desires.... >>

Other Proverbs

Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day... (Chinese) >>

Silence and look out, we shall catch both hen and chicks.... (Spanish) >>

My teeth before my relations.... (Spanish) >>

Better suffer a known evil than change for uncertain good.... (Spanish) >>

He who measures oil greases his hands.... (Spanish) >>

One may as well be well beaten as badly beaten.

- French Proverb