Brewer's: Gift-horse

Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth. When a present is made, do not inquire too minutely into its intrinsic value.

Latin:
“Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.” “Si quis det mannos ne quære in dentibus annos” (Monkish). Italian: “A cavallao daio non guardar in bocca.”

French:
“A cheval donné il ne faut pas regarder aux dents.”

Spanish:
“A cavall dato no le mirem el diénte.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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