More French Proverbs

If you would understand men, study women.... >>

Never cross a bridge till you come to it.... >>

Write injuries in the sand, kindnesses in marble.... >>

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

To compare is not to prove.... >>

Other Proverbs

The coat is quite new, only the holes are old.... (Russian) >>

There is no better patch than one off the same cloth.... (Spanish) >>

He that scattereth thorns must not go barefoot.... (English) >>

When you can't get meat, chickens and bacon are good.... (Spanish) >>

When poor, liberal; when rich, stingy.... (Spanish) >>

One must step back to make the better leap.

- French Proverb