More French Proverbs

He has enough to do who holds the handle of a frying-pan.... >>

Anoint a villain and he will prick you, prick a villain and he will an... >>

Men's skins have many colors, but human blood is always red.... >>

A hook's well lost to catch a salmon.... >>

Avarice bursts the bag.... >>

Other Proverbs

Self-praise is no praise at all.... (English) >>

Go to bed with the lamb, and rise with the lark.... (Spanish) >>

If you love me, John, your acts will tell me so.... (Spanish) >>

He who measures oil greases his hands.... (Spanish) >>

The more you court a clown the statelier he grows.... (Spanish) >>

The Germans carry their wit in their fingers.

- French Proverb