Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
More French Proverbs:
That is done soon enough which is well done.French
Travellers from afar can lie with impunity.
French
It is not enough to have cabbage, one must have something to grease it.
French
A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.
French
You recognize the saint by his miracle.
French
Loaning money causes loss of memory.
French