More French Proverbs

Adversity makes a man wise.... >>

Young people tell what they are doing, old people what they have done,... >>

An old oven is easier to heat than a new one.... >>

A woman conceals only what she does not know.... >>

Borrows must not be choosers.... >>

Other Proverbs

A grain does not fill a sieve, but it helps its fellow.... (Spanish) >>

To deny all, is to confess all.... (Spanish) >>

Silence and look out, we shall catch both hen and chicks.... (Spanish) >>

Poverty does not destroy virtue, nor does wealth bestow it.... (Spanish) >>

An ounce of wit that's bought Is worth a pound that's taught... (Spanish) >>

There are fagots and fagots (all are not alike).

- French Proverb