More French Proverbs

A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.... >>

A vicious dog must be tied short.... >>

A colt is good for nothing if it does not break its halter.... >>

You may as well give a good beating as a bad one.... >>

At a bridge, a plank, a river, the servant foremost, the master behind... >>

Other Proverbs

Not to wish to recover is a mortal symptom.... (Spanish) >>

Crooked logs make straight fires.... (English) >>

Husband, don't see; wife, be blind.... (Spanish) >>

Neither a good friar for friend, nor a bad one for enemy.... (Spanish) >>

Let what is lost go for God's sake.... (Spanish) >>

The fox thrives best when he is most cursed.

- French Proverb