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PROVERB
CHARITY AND PRIDE BOTH FEED THE POOR.
Submitter comment:
THIS MEANS THAT THOSE WHO ARE KIND MAY GIVE THE POOR FOOD OR THE
POOR MAY GET IT THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO PROUD TO TAKE IT.
Data entry tech comment:
ANOTHER INTERPRETATION: CHARITY AND PRIDE ARE BOTH THE MOTIVES
OF THOSE WHO FEED THE POOR.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 05-09-1972