He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack....
Carols
The gardner had not yet dug out the radish, when the beggar held the alms-bowl in front of him.
Proverbs and old sayings
The gardener had not yet dug out the radish, when the beggar held the alms-bowl in front of him.
Proverbs and old sayings
Learn to handle a writing-brush and you'll never handle a begging-bowl.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about writing
A teacher is someone who ploughs with his tongue to fill his little bowl with rice.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers
Better than a banquet somewhere else is a good cup of tea and a bowl of rice at home.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about home, good, good luck