| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Tale |
| | | It is delightful to take out of a great hoard. Horace. | 1 |
| Take out without putting in, soon comes to the bottom. Spanish, Portuguese. | 2 |
| When you take out and do not put in, expect to reach the bottom. Modern Greek. | 3 | | |
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