Honour blossoms on the grave.... >>
A gilt bridle for an old mule.... >>
Misfortune upon misfortune is not wholesome.... >>
He pays dear for honey who licks it off thorns.... >>
Great wits meet.... >>
Every cask smells of the wine it contained.... (Spanish) >>
We are usually the best men when in the worst health.... (English) >>
A good paymaster is keeper of other men's purses.... (Spanish) >>
A short horse is soon curried.... (Spanish) >>
Not to wish to recover is a mortal symptom.... (Spanish) >>