More French Proverbs

A fine cage won't feed the bird.... >>

It is easier to abstain than to restrain.... >>

Without business, debauchery.... >>

Everyone thinks his own burden heavy.... >>

Foxes come at last to the furrier's.... >>

Other Proverbs

Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.... (American) >>

While one milks the ram, the other holds under the sieve.... (Chinese) >>

He who helps everybody, helps nobody.... (Spanish) >>

Crooked logs make straight fires.... (English) >>

No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor... (Greek) >>

It is the pace that kills.

- French Proverb