More French Proverbs

You cannot get oil out of a wall.... >>

He who never budges from Paris will never be pope.... >>

A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.... >>

A little pack serves a little pedlar.... >>

Flies are easier caught with honey than with vinegar.... >>

Other Proverbs

Send a fool that is not melancholy once a day.... (Latin) >>

The magistrate's son gets out of every scrape.... (Spanish) >>

The rich man transgresses the law, and the poor man is punis... (Spanish) >>

The cask smells of the wine it contains.... (Spanish) >>

The threatener loses the opportunity of vengeance.... (Spanish) >>

The listener makes the backbiter.

- French Proverb