Proverbs from around the world:

• A shroud has no pockets. (Scotland)
• No one is a blacksmith at birth. (Namibia)
• The absent always bears the blame. (Netherlands)
• One cannot make soup out of beauty. (Estonia)
• Bad is called good when worse happens. (Norway)
• When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole. (Gambia)
• Under trees it rains twice. (Switzerland)
• Everyone is foolish until they buy land. (Ireland)
• Every head is a world. (Cuba)
• The only victory over love is flight. (France)
• Don’t look where you fell, but where you slipped. (Liberia)
• Many lose when they win, and others win when they lose. (Germany)

And “It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.” (China)