More French Proverbs

Vainglory bears no grain.... >>

He wears the mourning of his washerwoman.... >>

Drop by drop fills the tub.... >>

He sleeps securely who has nothing to lose.... >>

A good swimmer is not safe against drowning.... >>

Other Proverbs

When drink enters, wisdom departs.... (Spanish) >>

There is no choicer morsel than that which is stolen.... (Spanish) >>

Soft fire makes sweet malt.... (English) >>

Absence is a shrew.... (English) >>

With money you would not know yourself, without money nobody... (Spanish) >>

Some who mean only to warm, burn themselves.

- French Proverb