Need makes everything
Need makes the old wife trot
Poverty and hunger have many learned disciples (Br.).
Poverty is crafty; it outwits even a fox (Br.).
Poverty is the mother of all arts (Am.)
Poverty is the mother of art (Br.)
Poverty is the mother of invention (Am.)
Poverty is the sixth sense (Am., Br.)
Want makes wit (Br.)
Besoin fait la vieille trotter
Un homme (malchanceux) malheureux serait noyé dans une tasse à thé.
Le chien maigre est toutes les puces.
Les mouches chassent le cheval maigre.
Сума да тюрьма – дадут ума.
Голь на выдумки хитра.
Нужда научит горшки обжигать
Нужда в закройщики ставит.
Hunger lehrt die Katzen mausen.
Wenn die Not am größten, ist Gottes Hilfe am nächsten.
Yokluk taştan katıdır.
Aç kurt aslana saldırır.