More French Proverbs

To know a man well one must have eaten a bushel of salt with him.... >>

He pays dear for honey who licks it off thorns.... >>

He has great need of a fool who makes himself one.... >>

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

He has put all his eggs into one basket.... >>

Other Proverbs

He who takes the wrong road must make his journey twice over... (Spanish) >>

Debts are like children; the smaller they are the more noise... (Spanish) >>

When anger rises, think of the consequences... (Hindu) >>

A pig's tail will never make a good arrow.... (Spanish) >>

He who has no head wants no hat.... (Spanish) >>

The richest man carries nothing away with him but a shroud.

- French Proverb