One may as well be well beaten as badly beaten.
More French Proverbs:
A smile shortens the distance.French
Happy is the man who has a handsome wife close to an abbey.
French
A spark may raise An awful blaze.
French
He who is too proud to ask is too good to receive.
French
What was hard to endure is sweet to recall.
French
After mischance every one is wise.
French