He who gives to the poor lends to God.
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Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
He who has one foot in the boat and the other on the shore will fall into the water.
Small causes often produce great effects.
To understand all is to forgive all.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
One always returns to one's first loves.
Nothing dries faster than a tear.
To a miserly father, a spendthrift son.
When the father gives to the son, both laugh; when the son gives to the father, both cry.
God heals, and the doctor takes the fee.
To a bad workman, no tool is good.
One must eat to live, and not live to eat.
There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
To a brave heart, nothing is impossible.
The world belongs to those who get up early.
Marriage is a besieged fortress: those who are outside wish to enter, and those who are inside wish to escape.
He who shares gets the finest portion.
He who undertakes too much achieves little.
He who would go far must spare his horse.
Hope makes a man live.
There is no rose without thorns.
From the clash of opinions springs the light.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
When poverty enters by the door, love flies out of the window.
A hungry belly has no ears.
Mistrust is the mother of safety.
He who has a good neighbour has a good morning.
Charity well ordered begins with oneself.
Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
There are no stupid trades, only stupid people.
The absent are always in the wrong.
A good name is better than a girdle of gold.
One 'here it is' is worth two 'you shall have it'.
God is in the details.
When the wine is drawn, it must be drunk.
He who steals an egg will steal an ox.
You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Great talkers are never great doers.
He who sleeps dines.
Help yourself, and heaven will help you.
Not all truths are good to tell.
He who risks nothing has nothing.
The night brings counsel.
Patience and time do more than force or rage.
Prevention is better than cure.
For want of thrushes, one eats blackbirds.
He who wants to drown his dog accuses it of rabies.
It is in the old pots that one makes the best soups.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
After the rain comes fair weather.
Impossible is not a French word.
He who excuses himself accuses himself.
He who knows nothing doubts nothing.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
He who sows the wind reaps the tempest.
He who wants to travel far spares his horse.
He who lives shall see.