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For the lazy and the poor, everything always takes twice the effort.

Proverbs and old sayings

A poor man cooks with water.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about kitchen, water, man

He is as poor as a church mouse.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A poor man is pulled even by the branch of a tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about man

The congregation is poor, the priest rings the bell himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

There men so poor that the only thing they have is money.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about things, money, man

When a poor man gets a little money, his thoughts go off in ten different directions.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about money, man

The voice of the poor has no echo.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about voice

The poor looks for food and the rich man for appetite.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about food, wealth, man

There is a great uproar made about the debt of a poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man

Rather be a slave to a rich man than the spouse of a poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about wealth, man

A little pleases a poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

A poor person is often worthy.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about people

Death is the poor man's doctor.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about death, man

A hut is a palace to the poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

Many a defect is seen in the poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

Death is the poor man's best physician.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about death, man

A good retreat is better than a poor fight.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fight, good, good luck

Pity the man who does wrong and is poor as well.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about bad, man

It is a poor village that has neither smoke nor fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about smoke, fire, fire brigade