More French Proverbs

A young angel, an old devil.... >>

'Tis a good horse that has no fault.... >>

Who spits against the wind spits in his own face.... >>

It is good to beat a proud man when he is alone.... >>

Dress slowly when you are in a hurry.... >>

Other Proverbs

A bad thing never dies.... (Spanish) >>

Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall ... (Chinese) >>

The gardener's feet do no harm to the garden.... (Spanish) >>

Every cock is proud on his own dung hill.... (Spanish) >>

A handful of motherwit is worth a bushel of learning.... (Spanish) >>

It is not the big oxen that do the best day's work.

- French Proverb