L'argent est un bon passe-partout—Money is a good pass-key or passport. Fr. Pr.
L'argent est un bon serviteur et un méchant maître—Money is a good servant, but a bad master. Fr. Pr.
L'art de vaincre est celui de mépriser la mort—The 30 art of conquering is that of despising death. Mme. de Sivry.
L'asino che ha fame mangia d'ogni strame—The ass that is hungry will eat any kind of litter. It. Pr.
L'aspettar del malo è mal peggiore / Forse che non parebbe il mal presente—The anticipation of evil is perhaps worse than the evil is felt to be when it comes. Tasso.
L'atrocité des lois en empêche l'exécution—The severity of the laws prevents the execution of them. Montesquieu.
L'avare est comme ces amans qu'un excès d'amour empêche de jouir—The miser is like a lover the excess of whose passion bars the enjoyment of it. Fr.
L'avenir—The future. Fr. 35
L'élévation est au merité, ce que la parure est aux belles personnes—Exalted station is to merit what the ornament of dress is to handsome persons. Fr.
L'éloquence a fleuri le plus à Rome lorsque les affaires ont été en plus mauvais état—Eloquence flourished most in Rome when its affairs were in the worst condition. Montaigne.