More French Proverbs

He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut.... >>

He looks for his ass and sits on its back.... >>

Fortune can take from us only what she has given us.... >>

Flies will not light on a boiling pot.... >>

He falls on his back and breaks his nose.... >>

Other Proverbs

He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses... (English) >>

Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.... (American) >>

If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot... (Native American) >>

We are not yet roasting, and already we make sops in the pan... (Spanish) >>

To the bold man fortune gives her hand.... (Spanish) >>

When one has not what one likes, one must like what one has.

- French Proverb