One cannot ring the bells and walk in the procession.
More French Proverbs:
He has great need of a fool who makes himself one.French
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place.
French
He who wants to conquer lechery must flee from it.
French
A cake and a bad custom ought to be broken.
French
Ready money works great cures.
French
Bread and wine start a banquet.
French