More French Proverbs

He pays dear for honey who licks it off thorns.... >>

The most covered fire is always the most glowing.... >>

A bad workman never finds a good tool.... >>

A wise man may learn of a fool.... >>

After me the deluge.... >>

Other Proverbs

Fools and obstinate men make rich lawyers.... (Spanish) >>

Talk as you go, husband, to the gallows.... (Spanish) >>

Moses (i.e. a Jew) does not play because he has not the mean... (Spanish) >>

He who spits above himself will have it fall on his face.... (Spanish) >>

It is the great north wind that made the Vikings... (Italian) >>

Rust wastes more than use.

- French Proverb