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- All lay load on the willing horse. Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing things for others. Very often the implication is that others impose on him. Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people take advantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will have to learn to refuse people who ask too much.
- After praising the wine they sell us vinegar. Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior to what you claim it to be. Example: that fellow completely misled us about what he was capable of doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar.
- An aged steed confined to the stable still aspires after the glory of galloping a thousand miles.
- It is better to start weaving your fishing nets than merely coveting fish at the water.
- You can't catch a cub without going into a tiger's den. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. A faint heart never wine fair lady.
- An ambitious horse will never return to its old stable.
- A long journey starts from the very first step.
- An ant may well destroy an entire dam.
- Help the needy but not the poor.
- Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu.