More French Proverbs

No fishing like fishing in the sea.... >>

The nimblest footman is a false tale.... >>

Nothing so good as forbidden fruit.... >>

Take an ox by his horn, a man by his word.... >>

The gown does not make the monk.... >>

Other Proverbs

No need to teach an eagle to fly... (Jamaican) >>

He that marries a widow will often have a dead man's head th... (Spanish) >>

He who has lost his oxen is always hearing bells.... (Spanish) >>

The ox without a bell is soon lost.... (Spanish) >>

Lying and gossiping go hand in hand.... (Spanish) >>

To make a happy couple, the husband must be deaf and the wife blind.

- French Proverb