More French Proverbs

If you would understand men, study women.... >>

Ill-luck is good for something.... >>

If wishes would bide, beggars would ride.... >>

Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.... >>

He who passes a winter's day passes one of his mortal enemies.... >>

Other Proverbs

When in doubt, Gallop... (Miscellaneous) >>

A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk.... (Spanish) >>

A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato ... (Spanish) >>

Never give advice unless asked... (Arab) >>

He is in safety who rings the tocsin.... (Spanish) >>

The Italians cry, the Germans bawl, and the French sing.

- French Proverb