Qui tient le fil, tient le peloton. He who holds the thread holds the ball.
Qui tôt donne, deux fois donne. He gives twice who gives in a trice.
Qui tourmente les autres, ne dort pas bien. He who torments others does not sleep well.
Qui trébuche et ne tombe pas, avance son chemin. He that stumbles and falls not, mends his pace.
Qui trop change, empire. Who often changes, damages.
Qui trop embrasse, mal étreint. He who grasps too much holds not firmly.
Qui trop se hâte en cheminant, en beau chemin se fourvoye souvent. He that is too much in haste, may stumble on a good road.
Qui un punit, cent menace. Who punishes one threatens a hundred.
Qui va chercher de la laine, revient tondu. He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn.