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1 Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
<01> Бедность часто лишает человека всех душевных сил и доброго начала. Трудно поставить прямо пустой мешок. Franklin (Франклин).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
См. также в других словарях:
empty sacks will never stand upright — Extreme need makes survival impossible. Also used as an argument for taking food or drink (see quot. 1978) 1642 G. TORRIANO Select Italian Proverbs 90 Sacco vuoto non può star in piedi. An emptie sack cannot stand upright: nota, Applied to such… … Proverbs new dictionary
