More French Proverbs

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It is merry in hall when beards wag all.... >>

He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.... >>

It is too late for the bird to scream when it is caught.... >>

Other Proverbs

When they give you the calf, be ready with the halter.... (Spanish) >>

The day I did not sweep the house, there came to it one I di... (Spanish) >>

Lip courtesy avails much and costs little.... (Spanish) >>

Rather mulberry than almond. (The almond-tree is in blossom ... (Spanish) >>

The fire well knows whose cloak burns.... (Spanish) >>

The town that parleys is half surrendered.

- French Proverb