More French Proverbs

An eel escapes from a good fisherman.... >>

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

His horse's head is too big, it cannot get out of the stable.... >>

Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll not steal when he's old.... >>

Give him a foot and he'll take four.... >>

Other Proverbs

It is the great north wind that made the Vikings... (Italian) >>

A great position entails great responsibility.... (Spanish) >>

Talking is easy, action difficult.... (Spanish) >>

I thought to cross myself, and I put out my eye.... (Spanish) >>

May the man be damned and never grow fat, Who wears two face... (Spanish) >>

A handsome shoe often pinches the feet.

- French Proverb