Better a poor horse than an empty stall.

宁为穷马,不为空马。

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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

相信我,老年是一件美好而愉快的事情。诚然,你被轻轻地推下了舞台,但随后你作为观众得到了一个如此舒适的前排座位。

A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.

一只苍蝇,先生,可能叮了一匹威风凛凛的马,使它畏缩;但是,一只只是昆虫,另一只仍然是马。

A galled horse will not endure the comb.

擦伤的马不耐梳。