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Because he has so many trades, he is unemployed.

Proverbs and old sayings Tunisian

Sell what you have bought while the dust is still on your shoes.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce, contentment

Better to sell with regret than to keep with regret.

Proverbs and old sayings Swiss about regret, commerce

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about books, sin, commerce, americans, contentment

Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

To lend is to buy a quarrel.

Proverbs and old sayings Indian about commerce

Buy the truth but never sell it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about commerce, truth

He who misleads you cannot buy you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about commerce, contentment

Before you buy shoes, measure your feet.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about measure, commerce, contentment

He who has brothers has more than riches can buy.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wealth, commerce

Good things sell themselves; those that are bad have to be advertised.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about commerce, things, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

A good reputation is something you must pay for, but you can never buy.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about prestige, commerce, contentment, good, good luck

When a blind man is happy he gives money to his child to buy kerosene for his lamp.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about happiness, commerce, blind, children, money, man

Better buy than borrow.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about commerce, americans

Don't buy a cow to get a glass of milk.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about commerce, americans

Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whiskey.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about commerce, money, americans

Commerce flourishes by circumstances precarious.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about commerce, circumstances, americans

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?

Proverbs and old sayings South American about commerce, americans, contentment

Afflictions are the good mans' treasure - but he'd rather buy it than bear it.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about treasure, commerce, americans, good, good luck

When you buy friends with anything other than friendship, they do not stay bought long.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about friendship, commerce, americans, contentment