Sometimes the cry of the animal is worse than the animal itself.
More French Proverbs:
Misfortunes come on horseback and depart on foot.French
Policy goes beyond strength.
French
The law says what the king pleases.
French
The fool's mother is always pregnant.
French
A short sword for a brave man.
French
He is a very bad manager of honey who leaves nothing to lick off his fingers.
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