More French Proverbs

Who proves too much proves nothing.... >>

A sack is best tied before it is full.... >>

He is rich that is satisfied.... >>

He that would go to sea for pleasure would go to hell for a pastime.... >>

He that holds the handle of a frying-pan runs the risk of burning hims... >>

Other Proverbs

The full-fed cow makes company of her tail.... (Spanish) >>

He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind... (Persian) >>

A lawsuit for a maravedi consumes a real's worth of paper.... (Spanish) >>

When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted the... (Romanian) >>

A good life defers wrinkles.... (Spanish) >>

What the gauntlet wins the gorget consumes.

- French Proverb