More French Proverbs

It is too late for the bird to scream when it is caught.... >>

Fair, good, rich, and wise, is a woman four stories high.... >>

Everything goes by favour and cousinship.... >>

The gown does not make the monk.... >>

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

Other Proverbs

From that dust comes this mud.... (Spanish) >>

He that buyeth magistracy will seek justice.... (English) >>

The worse the passage the more welcome the port.... (English) >>

Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.... (English) >>

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

When the cage is ready the bird is flown.

- French Proverb