A handsome hostess is bad for the purse.
More French Proverbs:
A woman's heart dries quicker than her tears.French
A fence between makes love more keen.
French
What is bad for one is good for another.
French
He is rich enough who owes nothing.
French
If the seawater were hotter we could catch boiled fish.
French
Fools are more useful to the wise than wise are to fools.
French