More French Proverbs

Stolen bread stirs the appetite.... >>

He is the devil's valet, he does more that he is ordered.... >>

He who grasps too much holds not firmly.... >>

Gluttony has killed more than the sword.... >>

From bishop to turn miller.... >>

Other Proverbs

When the fox preaches, look to the geese... (Ethiopian) >>

The keys at the girdle, the dog in the larder.... (Spanish) >>

Every man is the son of his own works.... (Spanish) >>

God grant you good fortune, my son, for knowledge avails you... (Spanish) >>

He is in safety who rings the tocsin.... (Spanish) >>

There never was a banquet so sumptuous but some one dined ill at it.

- French Proverb