When a rich man wants children, he gets dollars, when a poor man wants dollars, he gets children.
Proverbs and old sayings about children, wealth, man
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If a rich man ate a snake, they would say it was because of his wisdom; if a poor man ate it, they would say it was because of his stupidity.
Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about stupidity, wisdom, wealth, man
A rich man who does not know himself is worth less than a poor man who does.
Proverbs and old sayings Burundi about wealth, man
It's as difficult to be rich without bragging as it is to be poor without complaining.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth
Do not run into debt with a rich man, or promise anything to a poor one.
Proverbs and old sayings Cuban about promise, wealth, man
Deep draughts, and long morning slumbers, soon make a man poor.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man
The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about man
The idle remarks of the rich are taken as maxims of wisdom by the poor.
Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom, wealth
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgement.
Proverbs and old sayings English about experience, good, good luck
Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.
Proverbs and old sayings about judges, wealth, heart
Kindheartedness and honesty can be expected only from the poor.
Proverbs and old sayings Greek about honesty
If work were good for you, the rich would leave none for the poor.
Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about work, wealth, good, good luck
Who is blind? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about happiness, blind, wealth, world, nothing
Two things that go for loss-turf on a mountain and the wisdom of a poor man.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wisdom, things, man
The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor, when he has something to eat.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about rightness, wealth, time, man
Rather ten thousand lanterns from a wealthy man than one lantern from a poor man.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about man
If the rich could hire someone else to die for them, the poor would make a wonderful living.
Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about wealth
It would make a man scratch where it doth not itch, To see a man live poor to die rich.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wealth, man
But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine, and women, these three have made me poor.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wine, wealth, things, man
If a rich man eats a snake, people call it wisdom; if a poor man does the same thing, people call it derangement.
Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about people, wisdom, things, wealth, man
