More French Proverbs

A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.... >>

In the tail lies the venom.... >>

A spaniel, a wife, and a walnut tree, The more you beat 'em the better... >>

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.... >>

A bellyfull of gluttony will never study willingly.... >>

Other Proverbs

Raw cucumber makes the churchyards prosperous.... (English) >>

One stroke on the nail and a hundred on the horseshoe.... (Spanish) >>

The devil is so fond of his son that he put out his eye.... (Spanish) >>

Poverty is no sin.... (Spanish) >>

Every man should support himself, and not hang upon another.... (Spanish) >>

One may steal nothing save a lawyer's purse.

- French Proverb