It is only the bashful that lose.
More French Proverbs:
He who quits his place loses it.French
Farewell baskets, the vintage is ended.
French
Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it.
French
If you want to love your household as much as your bread then you will have to knead your wife like dough.
French
The wise do as much as they should, not as much as they can.
French
Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony.
French