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 halfb1t halfb1t December 10, 2012 December 10, 2012 at 11:23:25 AM UTC link Permalink

“Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright”--Benjamin Franklin

(one report--seemed well-informed to me)

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➜ #190982衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight. [Proverb]

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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

edited by Pharamp, June 20, 2010
➜ #1928236קשה לשק ריק להעמד ישר.

linked by fekundulo, October 16, 2012
➜ #1928485שק ריק - קשה לו לעמוד זקוף.

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➜ #5332423È difficile per un sacco vuoto stare dritto.

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➜ #5585878Boş bir çuvalın dik durması zordur.

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