To see it rain is better than to be in it.
More French Proverbs:
The urine of one dog will not pollute the ocean.French
One must lose a minnow to catch a salmon.
French
A little man fells a great oak.
French
Young people tell what they are doing, old people what they have done, and fools what they wish to do.
French
A good bottle of wine does not need a cork.
French
It is only at the tree loaded with fruit that people throw stones.
French