More French Proverbs

Stolen bread stirs the appetite.... >>

A mansion pulled down is half built up again.... >>

Every one bears his cross.... >>

Asses must not be tied up with horses.... >>

A crooked log makes a good fire.... >>

Other Proverbs

Manual play, clown's play.... (Spanish) >>

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

The honest man enjoys the theft.... (Spanish) >>

God sells knowledge for labour -- honour for risk... (German) >>

He that neglects time, time will neglect.... (Spanish) >>

Soft words scald not the tongue.

- French Proverb