Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

si buscas una mano dispuesta a ayudarte, la encontraras al final de tu brazo

English translation:

If you're looking for a helping hand, look first at the end of your arm

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Spanish term

si buscas una mano dispuesta a ayudarte, la encontraras al final de tu brazo

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this proverb appeared in an article about the loss of language.

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If you're looking for a helping hand, look first at the end of your arm

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nyh sigs- [ Traduzca esta página ] If you're looking for a helping hand, look first at the end of your arm. -- One of Nadav Har'El's Email Signatures. % In Fortran, God is real unless ...
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The Peer News (September 13, 2006)- [ Traduzca esta página ] ***"The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm. ****... Many of these choices represent ways we have of looking at ourselves or 'self image'. ...
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-04-21 04:29:23 GMT)
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"The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm"
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agree kironne
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if you're looking for a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm

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if you're looking for a willing hand, look first to your own/yourself

subtle difference between "helping hand" and "willing hand", the latter translating "dispuesta"

Ie, the person most likely to WANT to help you is yourself...

A sharp eye, a willing hand. Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Every day, heroes and heroines walk among us - good, responsive neighbors who do the right thing ...
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Europaworld 28/9/2001 Europe Shows a Willing Hand in the Middle East

Europe Shows a Willing Hand in the Middle East. This week a high level European Union mission has been visiting the Middle East and Pakistan to explain its ...
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stepped forward to lend a willing hand.So we’ll take. this opportunity to give them a hand and express. our deep appreciation for their service to Miss ...
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Comments on: Open Thread: Are You Being Undermanaged?

... project expectations, a willing ear to really listen when teams report difficulty and a willing hand to resolve same. management must also amply reward ...
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