Gageure
*La gageure est la preuve des sots =
“Most men (till by losing rendered sager),
Will back their own opinions with a wager.”
[Byron, Beppo, 27.]
Gagner
*Qui épargne gagne = A penny saved is a penny earned.
Il gagne à être connu = He improves upon acquaintance.
Gai
Il est gai comme un pinson = He is as merry as a grig, as a lark.
Il est gai comme un bonnet de nuit (ironic.) = He is as dull as ditchwater. (See [Bonnet].)