Famous Proverbs
94 Proverbs about Straw / Page 2
11. From a bad paymaster take straw--i.e. any trifle.
12. He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire.
13. He would break his neck against a straw.
14. On a long journey even a straw is heavy.
15. The same fire purifies gold and consumes straw.
16. The same fire which purifies gold consumes straw.
17. Even a straw becomes heavy, if you carry it far enough.
18. A man of straw is better than a woman of gold.
19. Better straw, than nothing.
20. From the straws in the air we judge of the wind.