tina on kulta köyhän miehen, vaski vaivaisen hopea

Finnish

Alternative forms

• vaski on kulta köyhän miehen, tina vaivaisen hopea

Proverb

tina on kulta köyhän miehen, vaski vaivaisen hopea (literally, “tin is the gold of the poor man, bronze the silver of the pauper”)

1. value what you have, even if it isn't that much