More French Proverbs

Stolen bread stirs the appetite.... >>

Wine will not keep in a foul vessel.... >>

The old monkey gets the apple.... >>

To get the chicks one must coax the hen.... >>

The shovel scouts the poker.... >>

Other Proverbs

No wind, no waves.... (Chinese) >>

My sister's son is a kinsman beyond dispute.... (Spanish) >>

The fox that tarries long is on the watch for prey.... (Spanish) >>

The well-fed sheep makes a cloak of its tail.... (Spanish) >>

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

A courtier should be without feeling and without honour.

- French Proverb