More French Proverbs

For a stubborn ass a hard goad.... >>

Better to stumble once than be always tottering.... >>

A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning.... >>

When the tree is down everybody runs to the branches.... >>

The best driver will sometimes upset.... >>

Other Proverbs

A buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered.... (Spanish) >>

To a depraved taste sweet is bitter.... (Spanish) >>

Like blood, like good, and like age, make the happiest marri... (Spanish) >>

At an auction keep your mouth shut.... (Spanish) >>

A barking dog was never a good biter.... (Spanish) >>

One often has need of a lesser than oneself.

- French Proverb