Better die a beggar than live as a miser.
More French Proverbs:
His horse's head is too big, it cannot get out of the stable.French
If you do not have a head, you must have legs.
French
By working in the smithy one becomes a smith.
French
He who is master of his thirst is master of his health.
French
It is better to be the first on one's race than the last.
French
Every one says: My right is good.
French