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The generous man grows rich in giving, the miser poor in taking.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wealth, man

No one so hard upon the poor as the pauper who has got into power.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about power

Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about life, good, good luck

That is poor help that helps you from the feather-bed to the straw.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about help, contentment

It is poor comfort for one who has broken his leg, that another has broken his neck.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Fire is a good servant but a poor master.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade, good, good luck

He is as poor as Job.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Better poor on land that rich at sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth

It's a poor heart that never rejoices.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heart

Like will to like, be they poor or rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth

Better poor with honor than rich with shame.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about shame, wealth

Better poor with honour than rich with shame.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about honour, shame, wealth

Much wisdom is smothered in a poor man's head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom, heads, man

He who giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

The rich devour the poor, and the devil devours the rich and so both are devoured.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth, devil

It is a wretched thing to injure a poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about things, man

Alms never make poor.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Abundance maketh poor.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Children are poor men's riches.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wealth, children, man

A poor workman blames his tools.

Proverbs and old sayings English about tools