For one pleasure a thousand pains.
More French Proverbs:
May and December never agree.French
To do like the monkey, get the chesnuts out of the fire with the cat's paw.
French
God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.
French
Trade follows the flag.
French
Popularity is the small change of glory.
French
A man at five may be a fool at fifteen.
French