He is not escaped who drags his chain.
More French Proverbs:
Men count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.French
Not until the tree is felled can you see how tall it was.
French
A coward often deals a mortal blow to the brave.
French
Naught venture, naught have.
French
He who has drunk will drink.
French
A hundred years of fretting will not pay a halfpenny of debt.
French