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No penny, no paternoster.

Proverbs and old sayings German

A bad penny always comes back.

Proverbs and old sayings German about bad luck, bad

A penny saved is two-pence got.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The unrighteous penny consumes the righteous dollar.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who inherits a penny is expected to spend a dollar.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who doesn't risk a penny doesn't make a peso.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about risk

Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

A penny in a poor man's pocket is better than two pennies in a rich man's pocket.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wealth, man

At a great pennyworth pause awhile.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Better give a penny than lend twenty.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Better give a penny then lend twenty.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

He who buys by the pennyworth keeps his own house and other men's too.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about home, house, man

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, contentment

A good joke is a penny worth.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about joke, good, good luck

There's no compassion like the penny.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

A penny at a pinch is worth a pound.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

There is no companion like the penny.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

The poor man's shilling is but a penny.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about man

Who will not keep a penny, never shall have many.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian