A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat.
More Albanian Proverbs:
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.Albanian
A friend at hand is better than a relative at a distance.
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You cannot hunt with a tied dog.
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Everything is not all peaches and cream.
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He that is angry is seldom at ease.
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Never drop the friends you made on the way up
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