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Il ne faut pas mettre la charrue avant les bœufs.

“One must not put the plow before the oxen.”

Do not do things in the wrong order or rush ahead of necessary preparation.

— Traditional Saint Barthélemy Wisdom, Saint Barthélemy

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Saint Barthélemy

Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.

“Little by little, the bird builds its nest.”

Patient, steady effort eventually accomplishes great things.

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition

Qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf.

“He who steals an egg will steal an ox.”

A small dishonesty reveals a character capable of much larger wrongdoing.

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition

L'habit ne fait pas le moine.

“The habit does not make the monk.”

Outward appearance does not determine a person's true nature.

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition

Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide.

“A scalded cat fears even cold water.”

A painful past experience makes a person overly cautious afterward.

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition

Loin des yeux, loin du cœur.

“Far from the eyes, far from the heart.”

Distance and absence gradually weaken bonds and memory.

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition

Qui sème le vent récolte la tempête.

“He who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind.”

Reckless or harmful actions bring consequences far worse than intended.

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition