More French Proverbs

The mouse has but one hole is soon caught.... >>

An eel escapes from a good fisherman.... >>

A landmark is very well placed between the fields of two brothers.... >>

A guest and a fish after three days are poison.... >>

'Tis a good farthing that saves a penny.... >>

Other Proverbs

If I am a fool, put your finger in my mouth.... (Spanish) >>

A bad compromise is better than a successful suit.... (Spanish) >>

It's enough to make a parson swear, or a quaker kick his mot... (Spanish) >>

Never marry a widow unless her first husband was hanged.... (Spanish) >>

It is not the load but the overload that kills.... (Spanish) >>

Wedlock rides in the saddle and repentance on the crupper.

- French Proverb