The only real way someone can stop criticism is to die. (French Proverb)
To rise at six, eat at ten, sup at six, go to bed at ten, makes a man live years ten times ten. (French Proverb)
Where rosemary grows the wife wears the trousers. (French Proverb)
A person's reputation is like his shadow-sometimes it follows and sometimes it precedes him; and sometimes it is smaller and sometimes it is bigger than him. (French Proverb)