He who curbs his desires will always be rich enough.
More French Proverbs:
The clever wife makes her husband an apron.French
We know the true worth of a thing when we have lost it.
French
The mill does not grind with water that is past.
French
He never did a good day's work who went grumblingly about it.
French
Honey in the mouth, bile in the heart.
French
It is just that the priest should live by the altar.
French