The little alms are the good alms.
More French Proverbs:
He that that hath a head of wax must not approach the fire.French
He who has a head of wax must not go near the fire.
French
See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day.
French
If you lose your wife and fifteen pennies -- oh ! what a pity about the money.
French
The fool's mother is always pregnant.
French
What a monk thinks he dares to do.
French