More French Proverbs

But for all that the honest man has not got his purse.... >>

When the door is low one must stoop.... >>

A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has lost it.... >>

A guest and a fish after three days are poison.... >>

In the tail lies the venom.... >>

Other Proverbs

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

It is fair and just to cheat the cheater.... (Spanish) >>

As is the king, so are his people.... (Spanish) >>

It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons.... (Spanish) >>

It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.... (Spanish) >>

The reputation of a man is like his shadow; it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him, it is sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his natural size.

- French Proverb