More French Proverbs

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.... >>

Envy goes beyond avarice.... >>

Fair is he that comes, but fairer he that brings.... >>

A man know's no more to any purpose than he practises.... >>

He expects that larks will fall ready roasted into his mouth.... >>

Other Proverbs

Too hot to last.... (English) >>

A secret between two is God's secret, a secret between three... (Spanish) >>

Never give advice unless asked... (Arab) >>

God take you, pound (of flax), drunk out and not yet spun.... (Spanish) >>

He who loves me loves my dog too.... (Spanish) >>

A fault denied is twice committed.

- French Proverb