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

Wheel

A fifth wheel to a cart is but an incumbrance.Spanish.

Crazy wheels run longest.German.

It is the best spoke in your wheel.

It is the small wheels of a carriage that come in first.

Put a spoke in his wheel.

The hind wheel of a carriage will pass where the fore wheel has passed.Turkish.

The wheel that turns gathers no rust.Modern Greek.

The worst wheel creaks most.French, Italian.