Kindred without friends, friends without power, power without will, will without effect, effect without profit, profit without virtue, is not worth a rush.

Tradizione francese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Parens sans amis, amis sans pouvoir, pouvoir sans vouloir, vouloir sans effet, effet sans profit, profit sans vertu, ne vaut un fétu.

Kindred without friends, friends without power, power without will, will without effect, effect without profit, profit without virtue, is not worth a rush.

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