2214 French Proverbs / Page 85
1681.
The have always returns to her form.1682.
The head and feet keep warm; the rest will take no harm.1683.
The heart leads whither it goes.1684.
The hen ought not to cackle in presence of the cock.1685.
The hen's eyes are with her chickens.1686.
The higher the ape climbs the more he shows his rump.1687.
The higher the rise the greater the fall.1688.
The highest branch is not the safest roost.1689.
The horse that draws most is most whipped.1690.
The hunchback does not see his own hump, but he sees his brother's.1691.
The ill year comes in swimming.1692.
The interested friend is a swallow on the roof.1693.
The Italians cry, the Germans bawl, and the French sing.1694.
The kettle smuts the frying-pan.1695.
The last come is the best liked.1696.
The last comers are often the masters.1697.
The last drop makes the cup run over.1698.
The last drop maketh the cup run over.1699.
The law says what the king pleases.1700.
The lawyer's pouch is a mouth of hell.