| proverb |
near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin (a selfish person always thinks first of one's own comfort, prosperity, well-being, problems, troubles); self comes first; every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost; every man for himself and God for us all; charity begins at home; all men row galley way (towards themselves); every miller draws water to his own mill; he cares not whose child cry, so his laugh; look after number one; every tub must stand on its own bottom; every tub should stand on its own bottom; let every tub stand on its own bottom; unselfishness is the business of the foolish; he is not wise who is not wise for himself; I will not pull the thorn out of your foot and put it into my own; pray for yourself, I am not sick contrast: we are not born for ourselves a every man's shirt is nearest to his own skin; your own comfort comes first and let others get lost!; your own shirt is closer to the body |
