Misfortunes come on horseback and depart on foot.
More French Proverbs:
He is like a silver pin, Fair without, but foul within.French
Beauty and folly are often companions.
French
A guest and a fish after three days are poison.
French
Who wives for a dower, resigns his own power.
French
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
French
Fine and fine make but a slender doublet.
French