Qui prouve trop, ne prouve rien. Who proves too much proves nothing.
Qui quitte sa place, la perd. He who quits his place loses it.
Qui refuse, muse. Who refuses, muses.
Qui répond, paye. Who answers for another pays.
Qui reste dans la vallée ne passera jamais la montagne. He that stays in the valley will not get over the hill.
Qui rien ne porte, rien ne lui chet. He who carries nothing loses nothing.
Qui s’acquitte, s’enrichit. He who gets out of debt enriches himself.
Qui s’arrête à chaque pierre, n’arrive jamais. He who stops at every stone never gets to his journey’s end.
Qui s’attend à l’écuelle d’autrui, dîne souvent par c”oe]ur. He who waits for another man’s trencher often dines in imagination (or with Duke Humphrey).
Qui saurait les aventures, ne serait jamais pauvre. Could a man foresee events he would never be poor.