More French Proverbs

The only way to keep a secret is to say nothing.... >>

Near is my kirkle, but nearer is my smock.... >>

One never goes so far as when one don't know whither one is going.... >>

Money burns many.... >>

One should choose a wife with the ears, rather than with the eyes.... >>

Other Proverbs

He that has no ill luck grows weary of good luck.... (Spanish) >>

Deeds are love, and not fine phrases.... (Spanish) >>

By the thread we unwind the skein.... (Spanish) >>

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

A short halter for a greedy horse.... (Spanish) >>

Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

- French Proverb