More French Proverbs

A little absence does much good.... >>

The mountaineer's ass carries wine and drinks water.... >>

He who begins and does not finish loses his labour.... >>

He who looks not before finds himself behind.... >>

A sow prefers bran to roses.... >>

Other Proverbs

Where luck is wanting, diligence is useless.... (Spanish) >>

May God not so prosper our friends that they forget us.... (Spanish) >>

Talk little and well, and you will be looked upon as somebod... (Spanish) >>

The rat that knows but one hole is soon caught by the cat.... (Spanish) >>

One grievance borne, another follows.... (Spanish) >>

Great boasters, little doers.

- French Proverb