More French Proverbs

'Tis possible if true.... >>

A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has lost it.... >>

'Tis a silly sheep that makes the wolf her confessor.... >>

An old rat is a brave rat.... >>

A hook's well lost to catch a salmon.... >>

Other Proverbs

The devil places a pillow for a drunken man to fall upon.... (Canadian) >>

He that marries a widow with four children marries four thie... (Italian) >>

A great man's entreaty is a command.... (Spanish) >>

On a long journey even a straw weighs heavy.... (Spanish) >>

He who has no head wants no hat.... (Spanish) >>

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.

- French Proverb