More French Proverbs

The worst jests are those that are true.... >>

A woman and a melon are hard to choose.... >>

He plays well that wins.... >>

An army marches on its stomach.... >>

Do not abstain from sowing for fear of the pigeons.... >>

Other Proverbs

He who tells his own secret will hardly keep another's.... (Spanish) >>

Kissing goes by favour.... (English) >>

Comes in at the end with a wet sail.... (Spanish) >>

Between two sharpers, the sharpest.... (Spanish) >>

A handsome man is not quite poor.... (Spanish) >>

The gentle hawk mans herself.

- French Proverb