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An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of time cannot be purchased for an inch of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time

An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time, commerce

An inch of gold will not buy an inch of time.

Proverbs and old sayings British about commerce, time

You can't buy an inch of time with an inch of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, time

An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time

Even a one-inch insect has a half-inch soul.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about insects, soul

Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.

Proverbs and old sayings British about garden

Give him an inch and he will take a mile

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

The ground of liberty must be gained by inches.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about liberty, americans

By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about garden, life, americans

A mouse's vision is an inch long.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about vision

Deviate an inch, lose a thousand miles.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A feet can be shorter while an inch can be longer.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Without the aid of the divine, man cannot walk even an inch.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Man cannot stir one inch without the push of heaven's finger.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

A one-inch error at the start can be a thousand miles at the end.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about error, end

Begin with an error of an inch and end by being a thousand miles off the mark.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about error, being, end

Give a rogue an inch, and he will take an ell.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Give him an inch, he'll take an ell.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

An inch too short is as bad as a yard.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about garden, bad luck, bad