More French Proverbs

You cannot make an ass drink if he is not thirsty.... >>

He may lie boldly who comes from afar.... >>

By working in the smithy one becomes a smith.... >>

An old ape never made a pretty grimace.... >>

It is not the burden but the over-burden that kills the beast.... >>

Other Proverbs

If you would live healthy, be old early.... (Spanish) >>

The thread breaks where it is thinnest.... (Spanish) >>

Laws go the way kings direct.... (Spanish) >>

The best feed of a horse is his master's eye.... (Spanish) >>

Let no one say, "Of this water I will not drink."... (Spanish) >>

Dress slowly when you are in a hurry.

- French Proverb