More French Proverbs

There is no flavour in a swallowed morsel.... >>

A big nose never spoiled a handsome face.... >>

A civil denial is better than a rude grant.... >>

It is a stupid goose that listens to the fox preach.... >>

A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.... >>

Other Proverbs

He who sows brambles reaps thorns.... (Spanish) >>

A good paymaster is keeper of other men's purses.... (Spanish) >>

Who gives bread to other's dogs is often barked at by his ow... (Italian) >>

First secure an independent income, then practice virtue... (Spanish) >>

A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato ... (Spanish) >>

Pick and choose, and take the worst.

- French Proverb