L’entente est au diseur. The meaning is best known to the speaker.
Le papier souffre tout. Paper bears anything.
L’épine en naissant va la pointe devant. A thorn comes into the world point foremost.
Le plus riche n’emporte qu’un linceul. The richest man carries nothing away with him but a shroud.
Le plus sage est celui qui ne pense point l’être. He is the wisest man who does not think himself so.
Le premier coup en vaut deux. The first blow is as good as two.
Le premier pas engage au second. The first step binds one to the second.
Le premier venu engrène. The first comer grinds first. (First come, first served.)
Le repentir coûte bien cher. Repentance costs very dear.
Le riche a plus de parents qu’il ne connaît. The rich man has more relations than he knows.