honour the life of somebody and lament at his death

Like a fish

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One may see day at a little hole.(Straws show which way the wind blows.)

be adjustable to circumstances

come/get adrift(drift along)

rise to fame swiftly

have one trouble after another

enjoy the emolument of office without merit

think and plan far ahead(think deeply and plan carefully)

mare's nest(roc's egg)

To a proper extent

Attend the sun and moon

circumspection and farsightedness

follow in the footsteps of one's ancestors

think deeply and plan carefully

not for the first time(often and often)

be perturbed in spirit

a brute under a human mask

be at one's wit's end(bite one's nails)