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A lord's heart and a beggar's purse agree not. — English
A shameless beggar must have a shameful denial. — English
A beggar's wallet is never full. — Portuguese
A beggar does not hate another beggar as much as one doctor hates another. — Polish
A beggar's hand is a bottomless basket. — Dutch
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A proud heart and a beggar's purse agree not well together. — English
A beggar pays a benefit with a louse. — English
A man of many trades begs his bread on Sundays. — English
A glutton young, a beggar old. — English
A beggar who begs from another beggar will never get rich. — Jamaican
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A beggar's purse is bottomless. — English
A beggar never becomes a giver. — Greek
All do not beg for one saint. — Spanish
Beg from beggars and you'll never be rich. — English
Beggars are able to bear no wealth. — Scottish
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Beggars breed and rich men feed. — English
Beggars cannot be choosers. — English
Beggars make a free company. — English
Better begging than theft. — African (Hausa)
Better to die a beggar than live a beggar. — English
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Boasting begins where wisdom stops. — Japanese
Careless merchant, future beggar. — Greek
Constant begging only meets with constant refusal. — Irish
Eat peas with the king and cherries with the beggar. — English
Even a beggar will not cross a rotten wooden bridge. — Chinese
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