Good words fill not a sack.... >>
A lawsuit for a maravedi consumes a real's worth of paper.... >>
A little loss frightens, a great one tames.... >>
Poverty is not a crime.... >>
A hungry belly listens to no one.... >>
There is no flavour in a swallowed morsel.... (French) >>
They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collect... (Russian) >>
Kill a chicken before a monkey.... (Chinese) >>
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not... (Chinese) >>
A book holds a house of gold.... (Chinese) >>