Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Donkey

He that is a donkey and believes himself a deer finds out his mistake at the leaping of the ditch.Italian.

If you cannot drive an ox drive a donkey.

My donkey is dead; let no more grass grow.Modern Greek.

The donkey dies on the mountain, his loss comes home.Turkish.

The horse and the mule kick each other; between the two the donkey dies.Turkish.

There is no making a donkey drink against his will.Italian, Dutch.