Light is bad for sore eyes.
More French Proverbs:
For sake of the knight the lady kisses the squire.French
No purchase like a gift.
French
At a bridge, a plank, a river, the servant foremost, the master behind.
French
He who spares vice wrongs virtue.
French
Snarling curs never want sore ears.
French
The flawed pot lasts longest.
French