You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.
More French Proverbs:
True nobility is invulnerable.French
Don't slaughter more pigs than you can salt.
French
The days follow each other and are not alike.
French
For a web begun God sends thread.
French
There's no need to grease the fat pig's rump.
French
John has been to school to learn to be a fool.
French