2214 French Proverbs / Page 87
1721.
The more a man exposes his nakedness the colder he is.1722.
The more fools, the more laughter.1723.
The more haste the worse speed.1724.
The more you stir it the more it stinks.1725.
The more you stir it the worse it stinks.1726.
The mortar always smells of garlic.1727.
The most covered fire is always the most glowing.1728.
The most cunning are the first caught.1729.
The most friendly fortune trips up your heels.1730.
The most lasting monuments are doubtless paper-monuments.1731.
The mountaineer's ass carries wine and drinks water.1732.
The mouse has but one hole is soon caught.1733.
The mule long keeps a kick in reserve for its master.1734.
The nearer the church the farther from God.1735.
The nearer the minster the later to mass.1736.
The niggard spends as much as he who is liberal, and in the end more.1737.
The night brings counsel.1738.
The nimblest footman is a false tale.1739.
The noise is so great one cannot hear God thunder.1740.
The old dog barks not in vain.