A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
More French Proverbs:
Give out that you have many friends, and believe that you have but few.French
One must pass through the door or the window.
French
No wind can do him good who steers for no port.
French
Never say, Fountain, I will not drink of thy water.
French
He who carries nothing loses nothing.
French
Self -- love is the worst of all flattery.
French