There’s no substitute for experience.

More French Proverbs

• Big fish eat little fish.
• The future will tell.
• He who takes it slow and steady travels a long way.
• You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.
• No one is as deaf as the one who does not want to listen.
• Commonly applied french proverbs flair beauty impress.
• Nothing should be left to chance.
• One always goes back to one’s roots.
• Paris was not made in a day!
• Don’t judge a book by its cover.
• Slow and steady wins the race.
• Don’t wake the sleeping cat.
• Everyone sees noon at his own door, or Everyone sees things their own way.
• Once bitten, twice shy.
• Who does not move forward, recedes.
• 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.