There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.
A good disposition I far prefer to gold; for gold is the gift of fortune; goodness of disposition is the gift of nature. I prefer much rather to be called good than fortunate.
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.