A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

One FUNERAL makes many
A similar idea to one WEDDING brings another. The thinking behind this saying is illustrated in the quots.

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  1894 BLACKMORE Perlycross I. vii. It has been said, and is true too often.. that one funeral makes many. A strong east wind.. whistled through the crowd of mourners. 1935 R. C. WOODTHORPE Shadow on Downs V. iv. 137 The funeral went off very well. .. I am glad we had such a fine day for it. Standing about bareheaded in driving rain.. always makes such an occasion rather trying, and there is a good deal of truth in the saying that one funeral brings others. 1951 M. DURHAM Forked Lightning xx. 132 Poured cats and dogs for my poor father’s funeral, it did. .. My poor mother took a fever and it carried her off in a fortnight. They say one funeral makes another "death
  

funeral see also DREAM of a funeral and you hear of a marriage.
further see GO further and fare worse.
fury see HELL hath no fury like a woman scorned.
When the FURZE is in bloom, my love’s in tune
A corollary of when the GORSE is out of bloom, kissing’s out of fashion. Cf. c 1225 in Englische Studien (1902) XXXI. 5 Whanne bloweth [flowers] the brom, thanne wogeth [woos] the grom; Whanne bloweth the furs, thanne wogeth he wurs.

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  1752 Poor Robin’s Almanack Aug. B3V Dog-days are in he’ll say’s the reason Why kissing now is out of season: but Joan says furze [gorse] in bloom still, and she’ll be kiss’d if she’s her will. 1908 Spectator 9 May 740 At almost any season of the year gorse can be found in..flower. ..When the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune. "love, prosperous
  

gain see (noun) one man’s LOSS is another man’s gain; there’s no great LOSS without some gain; NO pain, no gain; (verb) what you LOSE on the swings you gain on the roundabouts; NOTHING venture, nothing gain.