More French Proverbs

When one has not what one likes, one must like what one has.... >>

At a bridge, a plank, a river, the servant foremost, the master behind... >>

He was born with a caul.... >>

A friend to my table and wine, is no good neighbour.... >>

A short mass and a long dinner.... >>

Other Proverbs

Familiarity breeds contempt.... (English) >>

After a thrifty father, a prodigal son.... (Spanish) >>

A little loss frightens, a great one tames.... (Spanish) >>

May God not so prosper our friends that they forget us.... (Spanish) >>

It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.... (Spanish) >>

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

- French Proverb