Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué.
“One must not sell the bear's skin before killing it.”
Do not count on something before you actually have it.
— Traditional France Wisdom, France
Source: Traditional French proverb, popularized by Jean de La Fontaine's fable 'L'Ours et les Deux Compagnons' (1678)
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