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You can't fill your belly painting pictures of bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about painting, contentment

A teacher is someone who ploughs with his tongue to fill his little bowl with rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers

Fair words won't fill the sack.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about word

It takes many words to fill a sack.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about word

It is easier to fill a rogue's belly than his eye.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Many words don't fill the sack.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about word

Fine words don't fill the belly.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about word

It is a bad well that you have to fill with water.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about bad luck, water, bad, contentment

When the mouse has had its fill, the meal turns bitter.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about bitter

Evil words fill some with astonishment.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about word

A cold April the barn will fill.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Beauty does not fill your tummy.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about beauty

Promises don't fill the belly.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Fair words don't fill the pocket.

Proverbs and old sayings German about word

Where God bestows an office, he provides brains to fill it.

Proverbs and old sayings German about god

The cask savours of the first fill.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Talk doesn't fill the stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

You must empty a box before you fill it again.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

Moderate profits fill the purse.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

February fill dyke, be it black or be it white.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about magic