Ones oldest friend is the best.
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.
Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.