In calm water every ship has a good captain.
More French Proverbs:
A word once out flies everywhere.French
People count the faults of those who keep them waiting.
French
Rats desert a sinking ship.
French
Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony.
French
There's a pinch of the madman in every great man.
French
He that would hang his dog, gives out first, that he is mad.
French