More French Proverbs

A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.... >>

One never goes so far as when one don't know whither one is going.... >>

He gains enough who loses sorrow.... >>

A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.... >>

It is better to leave the child's nose dirty than wring it off.... >>

Other Proverbs

Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.... (Chinese) >>

Go to friends for advice; to women for pity; to strangers fo... (Spanish) >>

The cask full, the mother-in-law drunk.... (Spanish) >>

An open door tempts a saint.... (Spanish) >>

I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.... (Spanish) >>

Too keen an edge does not cut, too fine a point does not pierce.

- French Proverb