More French Proverbs

Great scholars are not the shrewdest men.... >>

Learning is there for every man.... >>

He asks advice in vain who will not follow it.... >>

Farewell baskets, the vintage is ended.... >>

Fortune can take from us only what she has given us.... >>

Other Proverbs

The more riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is.... (Spanish) >>

Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall ... (Chinese) >>

No need to seek shelter for an old ox.... (Spanish) >>

Take what you want, then pay for it.... (Spanish) >>

If the sky falls we shall catch larks.... (Spanish) >>

The fool who is silent passes for wise.

- French Proverb