To wash an ass's head is but loss of time and soap. (To reprove a fool is but lost labour. )Proverbs and old sayings French about heads, time
Two things that go for loss-turf on a mountain and the wisdom of a poor man.Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wisdom, things, man
A hundred years cannot repair a moment's loss of honour.Proverbs and old sayings Italian about moment, honour
We learn the value of things more in their loss than in their enjoyment.Proverbs and old sayings Latin about joy, value, things