More French Proverbs

There are no children now-a-days.... >>

By candle-light a goat looks like a lady.... >>

It is not enough to have cabbage, one must have something to grease it... >>

A lame man won't walk with one who is lamer.... >>

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.... >>

Other Proverbs

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

He who says what he likes will hear what he does not like.... (English) >>

Adventures are to the adventurous.... (English) >>

Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.... (English) >>

He that would the daughter win Must with the mother first be... (English) >>

You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.

- French Proverb