More French Proverbs

Soft words don't scotch the tongue.... >>

Take heed of an ox before. an ass behind, and a monk on all sides.... >>

The best wine has its lees.... >>

The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.... >>

That often happens in a day which does not happen in a hundred years.... >>

Other Proverbs

All Hallows moon, witches soon.... (Canadian) >>

He who reforms, God assists.... (Spanish) >>

The robes of lawyers are lined with obstinacy of suitors.... (Italian) >>

Do not fret for news, it will grow old and you will know it.... (Spanish) >>

He who eats the meat let him pick the bone.... (Spanish) >>

Stolen bread stirs the appetite.

- French Proverb