Lean Proverbs

Either be a mountain or lean on one. (Somali Proverb)
You can only lean against that which resists. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Better a lean peace than a fat victory. View proverb
Vietnamese Proverb
The fat buffalo will attract the lean buffalo. View proverb
Vietnamese Proverb
In a wealthy man's house there is no lean dog. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. View proverb
American Proverb
A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit. View proverb
German Proverb
Every one basteth the fat hog, while the lean one burneth. View proverb
German Proverb
The well-fed does not understand the lean. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Do not lean on a worm-eaten staff. View proverb
Greek Proverb
To the lean pig a fat acorn. (Portuguese Proverb)
Lean meat from a fat pig. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
The envious man's face grows lean and his eye swells. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
You must take the fat with the lean. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Starlings are lean because they go in flocks. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Better a lean agreement than a fat sentence. View proverb
Italian Proverb
A fat kitchen, a lean testament. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Flies flock to the lean horse. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been leant to you. View proverb
Walloon Proverb
Don't lean on your fellow men - theirs is an ever moving support. View proverb
New Zealander Proverb
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit. (Dutch Proverb)
An envious man waxes lean with the fatness of his neighbour. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
A man that is lean, not from hunger, is harder than brass. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Fortune is like a wall that falls on those who lean on it. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
You can lean on a bamboo stick, but not on a rope. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
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