More French Proverbs

Desperate ills require desperate remedies.... >>

No man is a prophet in his own country.... >>

Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling God what you want.... >>

Slander! slander! some of it always sticks.... >>

Princes will not be served on conditions.... >>

Other Proverbs

Scratch an Englishman, find a seaman.... (English) >>

Good words fill not a sack.... (Spanish) >>

Peace and patience, and death with penitence.... (Spanish) >>

It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's... (Spanish) >>

Manual play, clown's play.... (Spanish) >>

Every elm has its man.

- French Proverb