More French Proverbs

The second blow makes the fray.... >>

Happy is the man who has a handsome wife close to an abbey.... >>

Jealousy is nourished by doubt.... >>

Fair without, foul within.... >>

Give out that you have many friends, and believe that you have but few... >>

Other Proverbs

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

Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.... (English) >>

If you swear you will catch no fish.... (English) >>

Honesty is the best policy.... (English) >>

There is no beast so savage but sports with its mate.... (Spanish) >>

Six things have no business in the world: a fighting priest, a coward knight, a covetous judge, a stinking barber, a soft-hearted mother, and an itchy baker.

- French Proverb