Those who shine in the second rank, are eclipsed by the first.
More French Proverbs:
One always returns to one's first love.French
For a web begun God sends thread.
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An ass does not stumble twice over the same stone.
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An ass does not stumble twice over the same stone.
French
To every saint his candle.
French
A good swordsman is not given to quarrel.
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