A handful of dirt is pleasing if it's your own land.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian
The knowledge of a trade is worth a handful of gold
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about commerce, knowledge
A handful of motherwit is worth a bushel of learning.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish
A handfull of water can not be grasped.
Proverbs and old sayings about water
When the olive tree blooms during April, olives are harvested with barrels, when it blossoms in June, they are harvested in handfuls.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
If the olive trees blossom in April, you'll have enough to collect them with barrels; if they bud in May, you'll have enough to fill a small measure; but if as late as June, you'll only be collecting handfuls.