À la fin vous voilà! = Here you are at last!
À la fin des fins (or, en fin finale) vous nous direz quelque chose = At last you will tell us something.
À telle fin que de raison = At all events; At any rate.
*La fin couronne l’œuvre = The end crowns all; All’s well that ends well.
*Qui veut la fin veut les moyens = Where there is a will there is a way; If you want the end you must not stick at the means.
*La fin justifie les moyens = Success justifies the means by which it has been attained.
Il touche à sa fin = He is nearing his end; It is nearly over.
*En toutes choses il faut considérer la fin = We must always look to the end; Look before you leap.
[La Fontaine, Fables, iii. 5. The motto of the Kennedy family is “Look to the end,” or “Avise la fin.”]
C’est fin de siècle = That is smart, up to date.