คติพจน์ชาวตะวันตก
Money is a good servant , but a bad master.
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คติพจน์ชาวตะวันตกที่คล้ายกัน
A bad officer is more dangerous than hundred bandits A fool and his money are soon parted A friend in need is a friend indeed A penny saved is a penny earned A tree is known by its fruit Behind bad luck comes good luck Better is half a loaf than no bread Good name is better that riches Let a thief to catch a thief Music is the universal language of mankind Speak is silver , silent is good When money speaks the truth is silent