1817 Romanian Proverbs / Page 76
1501.
The poor man is aye put to the worst.1502.
The poor man turns his cake and another comes and takes it away.1503.
The poor man's shilling is but a penny.1504.
The post of honour is the post of danger.1505.
The pot calls the kettle black.1506.
The prayers of the wicked won't prevail.1507.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.1508.
The reasons of the poor weigh not.1509.
The receiver is as bad as the thief.1510.
The remedy may be worse than the disease.1511.
The rich man makes mistakes and the poor men get the blame.1512.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.1513.
The rotten apple injures its neighbours.1514.
The sharper the storm, the sooner it's over.1515.
The sign invites you in, but your money redeem you out.1516.
The sleeping fox catches no poultry.1517.
The sleepy fox has seldom feathered breakfasts.1518.
The slothful man is the beggar's brother.1519.
The smoke of a man's own house is better than the fire of another's.1520.
The snake bites the tamer first.