2214 French Proverbs / Page 26
501.
Drop by drop fills the tub.502.
Drop by drop the lake is drained.503.
Drop by drop wears away the stone.504.
Easy to say is hard to do.505.
Eat bread at pleasure, drink wine by measure.506.
Eat with pleasure; drink with measure.507.
Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves.508.
Economy is the wealth of the poor and the wisdom of the rich.509.
Eggs are put to hatch on a chance.510.
Elbow-grease is a great preventative of disease.511.
Empty casks make the most noise.512.
Empty rooms make giddy housewives.513.
Empty sacks will never stand upright.514.
Enough is better than too much.515.
Envy goes beyond avarice.516.
Even the best mule still saves a kick for his master.517.
Even the smallest little bush casts some shadow.518.
Even the strongest person will find his master.519.
Even the tiniest little chapel has its saint.520.
Every age wants its playthings.