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No matter how poor a village, there is always one rich man.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth, man

No matter how rich a man may be he cannot sleep on two beds at ago.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep, wealth, man

When you are rich, you are hated; when you are poor, you are despised.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth, contentment

He who is drunk from wine can sober up, he who is drunk from wealth cannot.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth, wine

People think that the poor are not as wise as the rich, for if a man be wise, why is he poor?

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth, people, man

Knowledge is better than wealth, you have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge, wealth, contentment

Peace wins over wealth

Proverbs and old sayings Algerian about wealth, peace

Ability is the poor man's wealth.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about ability, wealth, americans, man

The rich get richer, and the poor get babies.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wealth, americans

A gracious woman obtains honor, and strong men obtain riches.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wealth, woman, man, americans

A rich man is happy while he is alive but sorry when he dies.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about happiness, wealth, americans, man

After a rich man gets rich, his next ambition is to get richer.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about ambition, wealth, americans, man

Doctor's faults are covered with earth, and rich men's with money.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about earth, wealth, money, man, americans

The reason some people are stingy is also the reason they are rich.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about reason, wealth, people, americans

Lime and lime without manure makes the farmer rich and the son poor.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wealth, americans

Wealth consists not of having great possessions but of having few wants.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wealth, americans

It is an easy matter for a stingy man to get rich -- but what's the use?

Proverbs and old sayings South American about use, wealth, americans, man

Folks spend their health to acquire wealth and later spend their wealth in an effort to regain their health.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wealth, americans

If you have much, give of your wealth if you have little, give of your heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Arab about wealth, heart, contentment

Wealth comes like a turtle and goes away like a gazelle.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth