More French Proverbs

Reason not with the great, 'tis a perilous gate.... >>

A fool's head never whitens.... >>

A gaunt brute bites sore.... >>

A honeyed tongue with a heart of gall.... >>

A little absence does much good.... >>

Other Proverbs

Two boys are half a boy, and three boys are no boy at all.... (Spanish) >>

Ill-luck upon ill-luck, and a stone for a pillow.... (Spanish) >>

He that is not gallant at twenty, strong at thirty, rich at ... (Spanish) >>

Bad news is always true.... (Spanish) >>

From that dust comes this mud.... (Spanish) >>

There is no pot so bad but finds it cover.

- French Proverb