Cœur vaillant se fait royaume.

“A valiant heart makes a kingdom.”

True greatness comes from courage and character, not from size or status; the official motto of Jersey.

Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.

“Little by little, the bird builds its nest.”

Great achievements are built gradually through small, patient efforts.

Après la pluie, le beau temps.

“After the rain, comes the good weather.”

Difficult times are always followed by better ones; hardship does not last forever.

Qui vivra verra.

“He who lives will see.”

Only time will reveal how things truly turn out.

Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre.

“Everything comes in time to those who know how to wait.”

Patience is eventually rewarded.

L'habit ne fait pas le moine.

“The habit does not make the monk.”

Outward appearance does not determine a person's true character.