-
1 beggar is jealous of beggar
злидар заздрить злидаревіEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > beggar is jealous of beggar
-
2 _багатство і бідність
abundance, like want, ruins many at the workingman's house hunger looks in but dares not enter a beggar can never be bankrupt a beggar ennobled does not know his kinsmen beggar is jealous of beggar beggars can't be choosers a beggar's purse is bottomless chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor the doorstep of a great house is slippery few rich men own their own property – their property owns them a full purse has many friends full stomachs make empty heads God help the rich, for the poor can beg gold dust blinds all eyes gold is tested by fire, men by gold gold may be bought too dear gold rules the world gold will not buy everything a great fortune is a great slavery a handkerchief is a poor woman's purse hunger breaks stone walls hunger is the best sauce hunger knows no friends a hungry belly has no ears if you haven't silver in your purse, you should have silk on your tongue it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven life and misery begin together a light purse is a heavy purse the more we have, the more we want, the more we want, the less we have much gold, much care much profit, much risk naked we come, naked we go neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him, who has been a servant old woman's gold is not ugly one day a beggar, the next day a thief a poor man is better than a liar the poor man pays for all poor men's tables are soon set possession is nine points of the law poverty consists in feeling poor poverty is no disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience poverty is no sin poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is poverty is the mother of all arts poverty parts friends prosperity discovers vice, adversity virtue prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them a rich man never lacks relatives a rich man knows not his friends a rich person ought to have a strong stomach rich men have no faults riches and virtue do not often keep each other company riches serve a wise man but command a fool a rising tide lifts all boats set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the Devil there is ill talk between a full man and a fasting there is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich there is no virtue that poverty does not destroy a thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich to be content, look backward on those who possess less than yourself, not forward on those, who possess more when one has a good table, he is always right the weakest goes to the wall wealth and content are not bedfellows wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it wealth makes wit waver when all are poor, it doesn't take much to make a rich man wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces you cannot serve God and MammonEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _багатство і бідність
См. также в других словарях:
Beggar's Opera — Beggar s Op|e|ra, The a funny ↑opera by John Gay, first produced in 1728. It tells the story of a thief called Macheath, who is sent to Newgate prison, where he meets a woman called Lucy and makes his wife Polly jealous. A modern opera called the … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of The Roman Mysteries characters — Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The following is a list of characters in the Roman Mysteries, a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence … Wikipedia
List of characters in The Roman Mysteries — The following is a list of characters in the Roman Mysteries, a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence. The four main characters, Flavia Gemina, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus, are listed at the top. Other characters are listed… … Wikipedia
List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… … Wikipedia
The Bloody Banquet — [Samuel Schoenbaum, ed., The Bloody Banquet, Malone Society Reprints, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1961, 1962.] is an early 17th century play, a revenge tragedy of uncertain date and authorship, attributed on its title page only to T.D. It… … Wikipedia
Belisarius — Flavius Belisarius ( el. Βελισάριος) (505(?) – 565) was one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history. He was instrumental to Emperor Justinian I s ambitious project of reconquering much of … Wikipedia
List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 7) — The seventh UK series of The X Factor was broadcast on ITV between 21 August and 12 December 2010. The final 12 were declared on 3 October 2010. Four wildcards were announced on the first live show of the finals on 9 October 2010, bringing the… … Wikipedia
Trojan War — In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology, and was narrated… … Wikipedia
Kray twins — Kray Twins: Ronald Reginald Kray The Kray twins, Reginald (left) and Ronald (right), photographed by David Bailey Born 24 October 1933 (both) Hoxton, London, England Died Ronnie: 17 March 1995 … Wikipedia
Nicholas Nickleby — Nickleby redirects here. For other uses, see Nicholas Nickleby (disambiguation). Nicholas Nickleby … Wikipedia
List of Dhoom Machaao Dhoom episodes — Main article: Dhoom Machaao Dhoom The following is an episode list for the Disney Channel India show, Dhoom Machaao Dhoom. Contents 1 Episode list 1.1 Production 1.2 Season 1: January–February 2007 … Wikipedia
