More French Proverbs

Ill-luck is good for something.... >>

Examine what is said, not him who speaks... >>

I know by my own pot how the others boil.... >>

One day is as good as two for him who does everything in its place.... >>

Be a horse ever so well shod, he may slip.... >>

Other Proverbs

He who is in the mud likes to get another into it.... (Spanish) >>

There are more threatened than hurt.... (Spanish) >>

Be merry, Shrovetide, for to-morrow thou wilt be ashes.... (Spanish) >>

Have an open face but conceal your thoughts.... (Italian) >>

A fast day is the eve of a feast day.... (Spanish) >>

To rude words deaf ears.

- French Proverb