More French Proverbs

One is never soiled but by filth.... >>

Do not strip before bedtime.... >>

A stitch in time saves nine.... >>

A galled horse does not care to be curried.... >>

'Tis a long day a day without bread.... >>

Other Proverbs

A field held in common is always ravaged by bears.... (Russian) >>

No peacock envies another peacock his tail.... (Latin) >>

With seven nurses the child loses it eye.... (Russian) >>

Confession is the first step to repentance.... (English) >>

They love too much that die for love.... (English) >>

To make a happy couple, the husband must be deaf and the wife blind.

- French Proverb