He that takes too great a leap falls into the ditch.
More French Proverbs:
Unless Hell is full, no lawyer will ever be saved.French
When you have not what you like, you must like what you have.
French
The greatest king must at last go to bed with a shovel.
French
In your own company no one is boss.
French
Fortune can take from us only what she has given us.
French
Set your sail to the wind.
French