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A borrowed cat catches no mice.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

Better to wash an old kimono than borrow a new one.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about old, olderness

Jizo's face when borrowing; emma's face when repaying.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about face

The lazy man who goes to borrow a spade says, I hope I will not find one.

Proverbs and old sayings about hope, man

Better leave something to an enemy than borrow from a friend.

Proverbs and old sayings about enemies

We do no inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

Proverbs and old sayings about ancestors, earth, children, americans

If a fool borrows a book cut off his hand; but cut off both hands of the fool who brings it back.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

If you know what a dollar is worth, try to borrow it.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about contentment

A good borrower is a lazy payer.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about good, good luck

Don't worry if you borrow, but worry if you lend.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about worry, contentment

They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collecting.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment

Better buy as borrow.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce

A borrowed len should come laughing ahme.

Proverbs and old sayings

He is well staikit thereben, that will neither borrow, nor len.

Proverbs and old sayings

He that borrows and bigs; makes feasts and thigs; drinks and is not

Proverbs and old sayings

He begs frae them that borrowed frae him.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Don't marry for money, you can borrow it cheaper.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about money, contentment

Never marry for money. You can borrow it cheaper.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about money, contentment

He that borrows and bigs, maks feasts and thigs, drinks an's no dry, nane a' these three are thrifty.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Being in love with a married woman is living on borrowed time.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about being, woman, time, love