Proverbs and old sayings French, page 94

2066 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

Put something sweet in his mouth and send good news to the heart.

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

None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power.

Proverbs and old sayings French about proudness, common sense, power, people

Work relieves us from three great evils, boredom, vice, and want.

Proverbs and old sayings French about boredom, vice, work

You cannot be very smart if you have never done anything foolish.

Proverbs and old sayings French about intelligence

Better a small fire that warms you than a big one that burns you.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade

To one who has a pie in the oven you may give a bit of your cake.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He who holds the handle of the frying-pan turns it as he pleases.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset of love.

Proverbs and old sayings French about marriage, love

The while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man