More French Proverbs

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

When the cage is ready the bird is flown.... >>

The dead are soon forgotten.... >>

Soft words don't scotch the tongue.... >>

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.... >>

Other Proverbs

There's many a good cock come out of a tattered bag.... (English) >>

Far from court, far from care.... (English) >>

An empty purse frightens away friends... (English) >>

Absence sharpens love; presence strengthens it.... (English) >>

Least said, soonest mended.... (English) >>

When a man's friend marries, all is over between them.

- French Proverb