Stable
"When the horse is dead, get off" means you should not waste time on things that are not worth it. If the horse is dead, you can't ride it any more.
A dead horse doesn't eat, so it doesn't matter if it has grass to eat or not. If you're paying a cost to get something, you have to be mindful of what the cost is. Just like the horse, you can't enjoy it unless you're alive.
STABLE (only the French would conceive this idea!)
It means that when two or more people are present one of them will inevitably take the lead in any given situation.
"Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence." (Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata", 1927)"Haste makes waste". (English proverb)
A short verse or statement of truth or moral lesson. Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs. Solomon symbolically represents wisdom. A short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought. A proverb is a well known saying that conveys some kind of moral or lesson. A proverb means a short saying to the world. an ancient saying Answer2: What is a proverb? One dictionary defines a proverb as "a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells something about life." The Yoruba of Nigeria define a proverb more colorfully, calling it "a horse which can carry one swiftly to the discovery of ideas." The importance of proverbs, or proverbial sayings, is captured in this proverb well-known to the Akan people of Ghana: "A wise person is spoken to in proverbs, not in prose." The point is that a wise person does not always need a lecture in order to be convinced of the right thing to do. A fitting proverb stimulates thinking, imparts understanding and can motivate one to do what is right.
A Lion's Claw
A woman that wears a snood. Nothing more nothing less.
A short verse or statement of truth or moral lesson. Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs. Solomon symbolically represents wisdom. A short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought. A proverb is a well known saying that conveys some kind of moral or lesson. A proverb means a short saying to the world. an ancient saying Answer2: What is a proverb? One dictionary defines a proverb as "a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells something about life." The Yoruba of Nigeria define a proverb more colorfully, calling it "a horse which can carry one swiftly to the discovery of ideas." The importance of proverbs, or proverbial sayings, is captured in this proverb well-known to the Akan people of Ghana: "A wise person is spoken to in proverbs, not in prose." The point is that a wise person does not always need a lecture in order to be convinced of the right thing to do. A fitting proverb stimulates thinking, imparts understanding and can motivate one to do what is right.
I think it's a literal translation of a Chinese proverb: 騎驢找馬.骑(qí)驴(lǘ)找(zhǎo)马(mǎ) (ride+mule+look for+horse) Literally: Riding a mule while looking for a horse.Meaning: Settle for what you have while looking for something better.Note: Usually for job hunting
The proverb 'blood is thicker than water' means that family (blood) is more important and shares your life more than friends (water).It means that Family (Blood) are more important than friends (Water).
If you mean by adding more details then I strongly suggest you lease well alone, you may alter the whole meaning of the proverb. My suggestion is to fully understand what the writer is saying. There may be symbolic meanings in the work that need to be understood. Certain phrasings may need to be comprehended, for what was meant when the proverb was written may not mean the same thing today. Who is the proverb talking to and does it apply to you.