If you lend something you may lose it, but not if you give it.
More French Proverbs:
You easily lend bread to the one who has flour.French
Laziness is often mistaken for patience.
French
A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.
French
A gaunt brute bites sore.
French
The money paid, the workman's arm is broken.
French
A little absence does a lot of good.
French