More French Proverbs

A sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flieth by.... >>

People who have bread to eat do not appreciate the severity of a famin... >>

Who cannot work out his salvation by heart will not do it by book.... >>

No man is a prophet in his own country.... >>

Learning is there for every man.... >>

Other Proverbs

All evils are equal when they are extreme.... (English) >>

Possession and good right, with lance in hand.... (Spanish) >>

Poverty is not a crime.... (Spanish) >>

Know, cabbages, that there is spinach in the stew.... (Spanish) >>

The mare's kicks are caresses to the horse.... (Spanish) >>

Never challenge a fool to do wrong.

- French Proverb