The miser and the pig are of no use till dead.
More French Proverbs:
Snivelling folks always want to wipe other folks' noses.French
I never saw a silent rich man.
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Without bread and wine even love will pine.
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He ruins himself in promises, and clears himself by giving nothing.
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Comparison is not proof.
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It is in vain for a man to rise early who has the repute of lying in bed all the morning.
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