2214 French Proverbs / Page 76
1501.
Silence is the soul of all things.1502.
Since the wine is drawn it must be drunk.1503.
Six things have no business in the world: a fighting priest, a coward knight, a covetous judge, a stinking barber, a soft-hearted mother, and an itchy baker.1504.
Skeptics are never deceived.1505.
Slander! slander! some of it always sticks.1506.
Slanderers are the devil's bellows, to blow up contention.1507.
Small brooks make big rivers.1508.
Small gifts maintain friendship, big ones maintain love.1509.
Small people always cast big shadows.1510.
Small profits are good if they come often.1511.
Small wells are better to quench your thirst.1512.
Smoke, floods, and a troublesome wife, are enough to drive a man out of his life.1513.
Snakes prefer to hide under flowers.1514.
Snarling curs never want sore ears.1515.
Snivelling folks always want to wipe other folks' noses.1516.
So long as the wolf is captured the dog will bite his leg.1517.
So many mates; so many enemies.1518.
So many men, so many minds.1519.
So many men, so many opinions.1520.
So many mists in March, so many frosts in May.