“Nothing comes from an empty coal bag but dust.”
A person or thing with nothing to offer cannot produce anything of worth.
— Traditional Sint Maarten Wisdom, Sint Maarten
Source: Traditional Sint Maarten proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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