English translation for "宁为清贫"

a close mouth catches no flies

Related Translations:

清贫:  be poor 短语和例子家境清贫 be a person of scanty means

自幼清贫:  be poor from one's boyhood upwards

一生清贫:  be in poverty from birth to death

家境清贫:  be a person of scanty means

甘守清贫:  glory in honest poverty

神职人员对保持清贫的誓言:  vow of poverty

Example Sentences:

1.

A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast 宁为清贫，不为浊富。

Similar Words：

"宁为鸡头，不为凤尾" English translation, "宁为鸡头不为牛后" English translation, "宁为老头的爱人" English translation, "宁为驴头" English translation, "宁为女人" English translation, "宁为犬首" English translation, "宁为傻瓜" English translation, "宁为善而斗, 毋屈服于恶" English translation, "宁为玉碎" English translation, "宁为玉碎,不为瓦全" English translation