Better bread in the basket than a feather in your cap.
More French Proverbs:
He is the wisest man who does not think himself so.French
Something is better than nothing.
French
One cannot ring the bells and walk in the procession.
French
An apothecary ought not to be long a cuckold.
French
No wind can do him good who steers for no port.
French
Bees do not become hornets.
French