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When you buy beef, you buy bones; when you buy land, you buy rocks.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about commerce, rocks

If you want half a bread, beg smaddy buy it, but if yu want a wan, buy it yuself.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about commerce

Advertising is the mother of trade.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about advertising, commerce, mother

Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about commerce, thieves

A wild goose may be worth a hundred pieces of gold, but you first have to spend three pieces of gold to buy an arrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about commerce

If you have only two pennies left in the world, with the first penny, you should buy rice to feed your family. With the second penny, say the wise Japanese, you should buy a lily. The Japanese understand the importance of dreaming...

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about commerce, family, world

Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about commerce, home, house

A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about enemies, commerce, nothing

Buy or die.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce

You can't buy fate.

Proverbs and old sayings about destiny, commerce

Eat and drink with your friends but do not trade with them.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce, drinking

I would rather buy than beg.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about commerce

It is well to buy oil as well as salt.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about commerce

A friend that you buy with presents, will be bought from you.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about commerce

He hath not a farthing left wherewith to buy a rope to hang himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about commerce

It is well to buy oil as well as salt. [Different remedies should be at hand when required. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about commerce

Done in by his own trade like a water merchant in the rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about commerce, rain, water

You can't buy heaven with money.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about commerce, money

Nobody wants to buy a sleeping horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about commerce

Tell me what you want to buy and I will tell you what you are.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about commerce