French proverb

Only great men may have great faults.

A white wall is the fool's paper.

Gratitude is the heart's memory.

The game is not worth the candle.

Tell me whom you frequent and I will tell you who you are.

He who curbs his desires will always be rich enough.

The tulip is among flowers what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb the other in its tail.

When we cannot get what we love we must love what is within our reach.

A good meal ought to begin with hunger.

There is no such thing as a pretty good omelette.

The worst is not always certain but it's very likely.

Everything passes everything wears out everything breaks.(Tout passe tout lasse tout casse.)

A father is a banker provided by nature.

It is by believing in roses that one brings them to bloom.

Only he who does nothing makes no mistakes.

Between two stools one sits on the ground.

Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.