There’s no substitute for experience.

More French Proverbs

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• There’s no smoke without fire.
• He who has land has quarrels.
• All’s well that ends well.
• Birds of a feather flock together.
• Better safe than sorry.
• To strike while the iron is hot.
• You pay for your mistakes.
• To each his own.
• Silence implies consent.
• Beggars can’t be choosers.
• Don’t jump to conclusions.
• Walls have ears.
• Whoever laughs last laughs best.
• All that glitters isn’t gold.
• All things come to those who wait.
• He who steals an egg will steal an ox.
• Tit for tat.
• Give some and keep the rest.
• When one doesn’t have the things that one loves, one must love what one has.
• To kill two birds with one stone.
• Small streams form great rivers.
• Better late than never.
• Once the first step is taken, there’s no going back.
• It is better to prevent than to heal.
• Impossible isn’t French.
• Other times, other customs.