More French Proverbs

Rich garments weep on unworthy shoulders.... >>

Bees touch no fading flowers.... >>

A hawk's marriage: the hen is the better bird.... >>

A little gall spoils a great deal of honey.... >>

A little rain stills a great wind.... >>

Other Proverbs

There's many a good cock come out of a tattered bag.... (English) >>

He who buys and sells does not feel what he spends.... (Spanish) >>

Ask not after a good man's pedigree.... (Spanish) >>

Experience is the comb that nature gives us when we are bald... (Arab) >>

He fishes well who uses a golden hook... (Greek) >>

Much kindred, much trouble.

- French Proverb