More French Proverbs

He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear.... >>

He that would go to sea for pleasure would go to hell for a pastime.... >>

Glutton: one who digs his grave with his teeth.... >>

Who sows reaps.... >>

If it only depends on swearing, the cow is ours.... >>

Other Proverbs

Bed is the poor man's opera... (Danish) >>

Rise early and watch, labour and catch.... (Spanish) >>

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of priests.... (Spanish) >>

A handsome woman is either silly or vain.... (Spanish) >>

A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato ... (Spanish) >>

The more you stir it the more it stinks.

- French Proverb