492 Proverbs about Poor / Page 21
401. A man is poor not because he scorns possessions, but because he possesses nothing.
402. The voice of a poor man does not carry very far.
403. If a rich man steals it is a mistake; if a poor man makes a mistake he has stolen.
404. He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker.
405. It is less of a problem to be poor, than to be dishonest.
406. He who leaves a good name does not die poor.
407. Poor thanks is the way of the world.
408. A proud heart in a poor breast, has meikle dolour to dree.
409. A poor man is fain of little.
410. He is poor that God Hates.
411. It is little of God's might, to make a poor man a Knight.
412. Long standing, and little offering, makes a poor price.
413. Poor men are fain of little thing.
414. Poor men have no souls.
415. Wit in a poor mans head, and mosse in a mountain, avails nothing.
416. Wishers and woulders are poor householders.
417. Three kinds of people die poor: those who divorce, those who incur debts, and those who move around too much.
418. What the poor man says is not listened to.
419. The poor man's proverb is never quoted.
420. The poor are excused from washing with soap.
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