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A PERSON WHO BUYS WHAT HE DOES NOT NEED, SELLS WHAT HE NEEDS.
Submitter comment:
THIS PROVERB MEANS THAT A PERSON SHOULD NOT BUY USELESS ITEMS, OR
ELSE HE WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY WHAT HE TRULY NEEDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1982
