The nearer the minster the later to mass.
More French Proverbs:
So long as the wolf is captured the dog will bite his leg.French
He who eats the king's cow lean, pays for it fat.
French
All his geese are swans.
French
A noble prince or king never has a coin to bless himself.
French
The longer the way, the more tired the man.
French
Unstringing the bow does not cure the wound.
French