He that ance gets his fingers i' the dirt can hardly get them out again.Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
There's no iron so hard that rust won't fret it; and there's no cloth so fine that moths won't eat it.Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Whoever sows on hard ground, needs good wishes and luck.Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about good luck, bad luck, good
A man that is lean, not from hunger, is harder than brass.Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about hunger, man
The stone is hard and the drop is small, but a hole is made by the constant fall.Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fall