The same heat that melts wax, bakes clay.
More French Proverbs:
A man who has but one eye must take good care of it.French
Out with the old, in with the new.
French
Those who shine in the second rank, are eclipsed by the first.
French
A man may cause his own dog to bite him.
French
A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
French
Spare well and have to spend.
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