More French Proverbs
- Beggars can’t be choosers.
- Don’t jump to conclusions.
- Walls have ears.
- Whoever laughs last laughs best.
- All that glitters isn’t gold.
- All things come to those who wait.
- He who steals an egg will steal an ox.
- Tit for tat.
- Give some and keep the rest.
- When one doesn’t have the things that one loves, one must love what one has.
- To kill two birds with one stone.
- Small streams form great rivers.
- Better late than never.
- Once the first step is taken, there’s no going back.
- It is better to prevent than to heal.
- Impossible isn’t French.
- Other times, other customs.
- Like father like son.
- Time is money.
- There’s no substitute for experience.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- One does not change a winning team.” In other words, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
- Little by little, the bird makes its nest.
- Don’t try to do two things at once.
- Big fish eat little fish.
- The future will tell.
- He who takes it slow and steady travels a long way.