Proverbs and old sayings, page 900

43575 proverbs and old sayings

God helps three sorts of people: fools, children and drunkards.

Proverbs and old sayings French about children, people, god

When the blind man carries the banner, woe to those who follow.

Proverbs and old sayings French about blind, man

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

Proverbs and old sayings French about children

Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll not steal when he's old.

Proverbs and old sayings French about thieves, old, olderness

The best company must part, as King Dagobert said to his hounds.

Proverbs and old sayings French about companies

A beggar on his feet is worth more than an emperor in his grave.

Proverbs and old sayings French

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

Proverbs and old sayings French about perfume, garden, virtue, beauty

All the treasures of the earth can't bring back one lost moment.

Proverbs and old sayings French about treasure, moment, earth

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

Proverbs and old sayings French

The one with a running nose always wants to blow someone else's.

Proverbs and old sayings French

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

Proverbs and old sayings French

There once was a good mother-in-law but the wolf gobbled her up.

Proverbs and old sayings French about law, mother, good, good luck

A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning.

Proverbs and old sayings French about life, good, good luck

The weather, fleecy clouds, and a made up woman don't last long.

Proverbs and old sayings French about weather, woman

Sometimes the cry of the animal is worse than the animal itself.

Proverbs and old sayings French

His like Jean de Nivelle's dog, that runs away when he is called.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Wait until it is night before saying that is has been a fine day.

Proverbs and old sayings French about night, day

Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.

Proverbs and old sayings French about night, day

A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has lost it.

Proverbs and old sayings French

To know a man well one must have eaten a bushel of salt with him.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man