More French Proverbs

One must lose a minnow to catch a salmon.... >>

A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can.... >>

A kick from a mare never hurt a horse.... >>

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.... >>

But for all that the honest man has not got his purse.... >>

Other Proverbs

He who has shipped the devil, must carry him over the sound.... (Spanish) >>

Stars are not seen by sunshine.... (Spanish) >>

Nettles don't sting in the month of May.... (English) >>

If you want a fine wife, don't pick her on a Sunday.... (Spanish) >>

Never put your thumbs between two grinders.... (Spanish) >>

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

- French Proverb