Every cook knows to lick her own fingers (Am.).
Every honest miller has a thumb of gold (a golden thumb) (Br.).
Chaque cuisinier sait lécher ses propres doigts.
Chaque meunier honnête a un pouce d’or.
У огня, да не погреться
У хлеба не без крох.
He who greases well drives wellю
An empty hand is no lure for the hawk (Br.).
Empty hands allure no hawks (Am.).
Every palm likes to be greased (Br.).
Не who greases well drives well (Am.).
Mills will not grind if we give them no water (Am.).
Mills will not grind if you give them not water (Br.).
Money greases the axle (Am.).
Nothing enters into a closed hand (Am.).
Nothing enters into a close hand (Br.).
Oil not, neither will you spin (Am.).
Without bait you can’t catch fish (Am.)
À chaque saint sa chandelle
Les poules pondent par le bec;
La porte mal graissée chante;
Не подмажешь – не поедешь.
Сухая ложка рот дерет.
Der Schuster trägt immer die schlechtesten Stiefel.
Ekmekçiden ekmek, bir de baş.Ekmeğin varsa , değirmenciye ver.