The noise is so great one cannot hear God thunder.
More French Proverbs:
A woman's heart dries quicker than her tears.French
After me the deluge.
French
Who punishes one threatens a hundred.
French
Who punishes one threatens a hundred.
French
He is a horse with four white feet (i.e., he is unlucky).
French
Not until the tree is felled can you see how tall it was.
French