More French Proverbs

The dead are soon forgotten.... >>

He that spends more than he is worth spins a rope for his own neck.... >>

Give him a foot and he'll take four.... >>

Fat broth cannot be made of nothing.... >>

Bad ware is never cheap.... >>

Other Proverbs

Necessity never made a good bargain.... (American) >>

In the street of by-and-by one arrives at the house of "neve... (Spanish) >>

The official who can't lie may as well be out of the world.... (Spanish) >>

Man is fire, woman is tow; the devil comes with a bellows.... (Spanish) >>

The more you get the more you want.... (Spanish) >>

The early riser is healthy, cheerful and industrious.

- French Proverb