Tout est bien qui finit bien.
“All is well that ends well.”
A difficult process is judged worthwhile if the final outcome turns out well.
— Traditional Saint Barthélemy Wisdom, Saint Barthélemy
Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition
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