More French Proverbs

He knows enough who knows how to live and keep his own counsel.... >>

One always knocks oneself in the sore place.... >>

The fox that sleeps in the morning has not his tongue feathered.... >>

Rebukes ought not to have a grain more of salt than of sugar.... >>

Out with the old, in with the new.... >>

Other Proverbs

Men seek less to be instructed than applauded.... (American) >>

All be the same in a hundred years.... (English) >>

Trust not your gossip to a priest who has been a friar.... (Spanish) >>

When a fool has made up his mind the market has gone by.... (Spanish) >>

Tripe broth, you make much of yourself.... (Spanish) >>

When we cannot get what we love, we must love what is within our reach.

- French Proverb