Better a good dinner than a fine coat.
More French Proverbs:
No wind can do him good who steers for no port.French
Let not your shirt know your way of thinking.
French
Riches run after the rich, and poverty runs after the poor.
French
The devil is not always at a poor man's door.
French
One has always strength enough to bear the misfortunes of one's friends.
French
Good blood will never lie.
French