More French Proverbs

When thieves fall out the thefts are discovered.... >>

It is a sorry house in which the cock is silent and the hen crows.... >>

A girl unemployed is thinking of mischief.... >>

He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.... >>

Examine what is said, not him who speaks... >>

Other Proverbs

A blow with a reed makes a noise but hurts not.... (Spanish) >>

He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne... (Italian) >>

He buys well who is not called a donkey.... (Spanish) >>

He is lifeless that is faultless.... (English) >>

A tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives.... (Spanish) >>

A sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flieth by.

- French Proverb