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The riches of the mind may make a man rich and happy.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wealth, happiness, mind, man

The rich man spends his money, the poor man his strength.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wealth, money, man

The rich man may dine when he will, the poor man when he may.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wealth, man

He that will be rich before night, may be hanged before noon.

Proverbs and old sayings British about night, wealth

The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wealth, man

When a Bulgar gets rich he builds himself another house.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about wealth, home, house

Burning the poor man's candles, counting the rich man's money.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about wealth, money, 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

Don't take rich people as examples.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about wealth, people

He who has nothing to lose is rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, nothing

Covetous men's chests are rich, not they.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, man

Those who know when they have enough are rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth

The emperor is rich, but he cannot buy one extra year.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, wealth

The rich man plans for tomorrow, the poor man for today.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, man

Though the emperor be rich, he cannot buy one extra year.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, wealth

Happy is the man without sickness. Rich is the man with no debts.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, wealth, man

The only thing that was missing at the rich man's funeral was mourners.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things, wealth, man

If you are rich, you speak the truth if you are poor, your words are but lies.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about truth, wealth

The poor can only guess at what wealth is; the rich don't know what poverty means.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, poverty

It's as difficult to be rich without bragging as it is to be poor without complaining.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth