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A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
Greek Proverb
A miser is ever in want.
Greek Proverb
The miser destroys what he collected.
Egyptian Proverb
A miser and his persimmon seeds.
Japanese Proverb
The poor man wants much, the miser everything.
Danish Proverb
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
Hindi Proverb
A proud pauper and a rich miser are contemptible beings.
Italian Proverb
When a miser dies, the heirs feel as happy as when they kill a pig.
Maltese Proverb
The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor.
Dutch Proverb
Let the salad-maker be a spendthrift for oil, a miser for vinegar, a statesman for salt, and a madman for tossing.
Spanish Proverb
Do not be like a miser who saves for those who will bury him.
Madagascan Proverb
The miser does not own the gold, it is the gold that owns the miser.
Chinese Proverb
The miser is his own mother-in-law.
Swedish Proverb
The miser and the open-handed spend the same in long run.
Kurdish Proverb
The miser and the pig are of no use till dead.
French Proverb
The miser will stubbornly live poorly in order to die rich.
Spanish Proverb
Friendship is a prodigal, but love is a miser.
Traditional Proverb
The miser is always in want.
Romanian Proverb