More French Proverbs

Examine what is said, not him who speaks... >>

Who is born of a cat will run after mice. (An illusion to one of Aesop... >>

He who does not tire, tires adversity.... >>

A little man sometimes casts a long shadow.... >>

A fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.... >>

Other Proverbs

Beads about the neck, and the devil in the heart.... (Spanish) >>

By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch.... (American) >>

The more one has the more one wants.... (Spanish) >>

The best cloth has uneven threads.... (Spanish) >>

He that has an ill name is half hanged.... (Spanish) >>

See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day.

- French Proverb