More French Proverbs

By beating love decays.... >>

A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.... >>

Greater qualities are needed to bear good fortune than bad.... >>

A gaunt brute bites sore.... >>

Hares are not caught by the sound of the drum.... >>

Other Proverbs

There are eyes that fall in love with bleared ones.... (Spanish) >>

An illiterate king is a crowned ass.... (English) >>

To whom you tell your secrets, to him you resign your libert... (Spanish) >>

When God gives light he gives it for all.... (Spanish) >>

Big boast, small roast.... (English) >>

He goes safely who has nothing.

- French Proverb