More French Proverbs

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

Misfortune comes on horseback and goes away on foot.... >>

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

'Tis everywhere the same as here.... >>

A door must either be open or shut.... >>

Other Proverbs

A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.... (Chinese) >>

He who loves Peter won't harm his dog.... (Spanish) >>

A peasant will stand on the top of a hill for a very long ti... (Spanish) >>

No flies light on a boiling pot.... (Spanish) >>

She who is born a beauty is born betrothed.... (Italian) >>

The greatest king must at last go to bed with a shovel.

- French Proverb