More French Proverbs

One flower will not make a garland.... >>

Great boasters, little doers.... >>

He who sows thistles reaps thorns.... >>

He who has drunk will drink.... >>

He ruins himself in promises, and clears himself by giving nothing.... >>

Other Proverbs

The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living.... (English) >>

My neighbour's goat gives more milk than mine.... (Spanish) >>

Nothing is lost on a journey by stopping to pray or to feed ... (Spanish) >>

No need to seek shelter for an old ox.... (Spanish) >>

She who loves an ugly man thinks him handsome.... (Spanish) >>

A civil denial is better than a rude grant.

- French Proverb