More French Proverbs

Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.... >>

Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll not steal when he's old.... >>

He may lie boldly who comes from afar.... >>

A thing too much seen is little prized.... >>

He was born on a Sunday, he likes work ready done.... >>

Other Proverbs

A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without im... (Chinese) >>

When a goose dances, and a fool versifies, there is sport.... (Spanish) >>

Who has no bread to spare should not keep a dog.... (Spanish) >>

Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter... (Native American) >>

When a man is not used to breeches the seams gall him.... (Spanish) >>

Soft words don't scotch the tongue.

- French Proverb