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From the king to the beggar, they all depend on the farm.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

The beggar's wallet has no bottom.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about proudness, thieves

A king for a moment, and a beggar soon after.

Proverbs and old sayings about moment

Bashfulness will not avail a beggar.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about shame

An idle youth becomes in age a beggar.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about youth, age, olderness

I beggar is not favoured even by his relations.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him who has been a servant.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Seek wisdom like a beggar.

Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom

A beggar talked to a picture, but picture answered nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about nothing

A beggar's wallet is never full.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Death spares neither Pope nor beggar.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about death

A beggar's purse is bottomless.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

The slothful man is the beggar's brother.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about man

Who has neither fools nor beggars nor whores among his kindred, was born of a stroke of thunder.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Don't swear off of beggary and jail.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

He is a fairy beggar that may not goe by ane mans door.

Proverbs and old sayings about fairy tales

Nearer e'en the mair beggars.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Bare gentry are braging and beggars.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

A slothful man is a beggar's brother.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about man