Too much scratching smarts, too much talking harms.
More French Proverbs:
Life is half spent before one knows what life is.French
Barren corn makes bitter bread.
French
A fair promise binds a fool.
French
It is better to leave the child's nose dirty than wring it off.
French
A little absence does a lot of good.
French
He will not lost the parings of his nails.
French