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| A little too late, much too late. German, Dutch. | 1 |
| After death, the doctor. | 2 |
| After the carriage is broken many offer themselves to show the road. Turkish. | 3 |
| After the vintage, baskets. Spanish. | 4 |
| After the war many heroes present themselves. Romanian. | 5 |
| Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. Shakespeare. | 6 |
| He brings his machines after the war is over. | 7 |
| He brings his medicines after his patient’s death. Shakespeare. | 8 |
| He has done like the Perugian, who, when his head was broken ran home for his helmet. Italian. | 9 |
| He that always thinks it is too soon is sure to come too late. German. | 10 |
| It is nae time to stoop when the head’s off. | 11 |
| It is too late for the bird to scream when it is caught. French. | 12 |
| It is too late to come with the water when the house is burned down. Italian. | 13 |
| It is too late to cover the well when the child is drowned. Danish. | 14 |
| It is too late to cry, “hold hard” when the arrow has left the bow. Dutch. | 15 |
| It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen. French, Dutch. | 16 |
| It is too late to spare when the bottom is bare. | 17 |
| It is too late to throw water on the cinders when the house is burned down. Danish. | 18 |
| One covers the well too late when the child is drowned. German. | 19 |
| The gladiator having entered the lists is seeking advice. Latin. | 20 |
| The Trojans were wise too late. Italian. | 21 |
| To fetch water after the house is burned. Spanish. | 22 |
| “Too late’s” the curse of life. | 23 |
| To stop the hole after the mischief is done. Spanish. | 24 |
| Too late the bird cries out when it is caught. French. | 25 |
| Too late to grieve when the chance is past. | 26 |
| When the calf is drowned they cover the well. Dutch. | 27 |
| When the calf is stolen the peasant mends the stall. German. | 28 |
| When the head is broken the helmet is put on. Italian. | 29 |
| When the horse is starved you bring him oats. | 30 |
| When the mischief is done the door is shut. Juvenal. | 31 |
| When the wine runs to waste in the cellar he mends the cask. German. | 32 |
| You break my head and then bring me a plaster. | 33 |
| You come a day after the fair. | 34 |
| You plead after sentence is given. | 35 |
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