More French Proverbs

There is a pinch of the madman in every great man.... >>

Arrange your cloak as the wind blows.... >>

He that telleth his wife news is but lately married.... >>

The devil leads him by the nose who the dice too often throws.... >>

A good bone does not always come to a good dog.... >>

Other Proverbs

A dimple in the chin; a devil within... (Latin) >>

He who has to deal with a blockhead has need of much brains.... (Spanish) >>

God does not smite with both hands.... (Spanish) >>

Set a peasant on horseback, and he forgets both God and man.... (Spanish) >>

One trick is met by another.... (Spanish) >>

No one will get a bargain he does not ask for.

- French Proverb