2214 French Proverbs / Page 110
2181.
You cannot have the bacon and the pig at the same time.2182.
You cannot make a beautiful plumage out of a pig's tail.2183.
You cannot make a hawk of a buzzard.2184.
You cannot make an ass drink if he is not thirsty.2185.
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.2186.
You cannot make bricks without straw.2187.
You cannot satisfy the whole world and your father.2188.
You dance better with a full belly than with a new dress.2189.
You do not always have to believe what you see.2190.
You do not fatten pigs with pure water.2191.
You don't have to kill the chicken to get eggs.2192.
You easily lend bread to the one who has flour.2193.
You have to be rich to be able to live like a poor man.2194.
You have to give time some time.2195.
You hear little from the drummer that is paid in advance.2196.
You know a person by his nickname.2197.
You may as well give a good beating as a bad one.2198.
You may know the lion by his claw.2199.
You must not throw stones into your neighbor's garden.2200.
You need to break the shell in order to have the almond.