More French Proverbs

Justifying a fault doubles it.... >>

Money is lost only for want of money.... >>

What the sober man keeps in his heart, is on the tongue of the drunkar... >>

The dead are soon forgotten.... >>

The benefice must be taken with its liabilities.... >>

Other Proverbs

Some people are masters of money, and some its slaves.... (Russian) >>

Wishes won't wash dishes.... (American) >>

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue... (Japanese) >>

Fast Ripe, Fast Rotten... (Japanese) >>

Only a fool will make the doctors his heir.... (Russian) >>

Princes keep good reckoning, they never lose anything.

- French Proverb