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176 Proverbs about Black / Page 8



141. Ye're black aboot the mou' for want o' kissing.. British Proverb. Ye're black aboot the mou' for want o' kissing.
British Proverb

142. If the goat says it will become a sheep, there will always be black spots on its body.. Ghanaian Proverb. If the goat says it will become a sheep, there will always be black spots on its body.
Ghanaian Proverb

143. In the daytime do we chase the black goat.. Igbo Proverb. In the daytime do we chase the black goat.
Igbo Proverb

144. The black man steals just half of very little, but the white man steals the whole sugar plantation.. Jamaican Proverb. The black man steals just half of very little, but the white man steals the whole sugar plantation.
Jamaican Proverb

145. Kamau who is white becomes black.. Kikuyu Proverb. Kamau who is white becomes black.
Kikuyu Proverb

146. Crows are black everywhere.. Malagasy Proverb. Crows are black everywhere.
Malagasy Proverb

147. To the white horse the zebra said: 'i am white too,' and to the black horse: 'i am really black.'. Namibian Proverb. To the white horse the zebra said: 'i am white too,' and to the black horse: 'i am really black.'
Namibian Proverb

148. Black soil produces white bread.. Norwegian Proverb. Black soil produces white bread.
Norwegian Proverb

149. He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows. He breathes, but does not live.. Sanskrit Proverb. He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows. He breathes, but does not live.
Sanskrit Proverb

150. A black shoe makes a blythe heart.. Scotch Proverb. A black shoe makes a blythe heart.
Scotch Proverb

151. Black will be no other Hue.. Scotch Proverb. Black will be no other Hue.
Scotch Proverb

152. When you shoot a zebra in the black stripe, the white dies too; shoot it in the white and the black dies too.. South African Proverb. When you shoot a zebra in the black stripe, the white dies too; shoot it in the white and the black dies too.
South African Proverb

153. He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows: he breathes but does not live.. Asian-Indian Proverb. He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows: he breathes but does not live.
Asian-indian Proverb

154. Too many words blacken your ears.. Burundian Proverb. Too many words blacken your ears.
Burundian Proverb

155. Nothing is blacker than the pan.. Corsican Proverb. Nothing is blacker than the pan.
Corsican Proverb

156. Black ewe and white ewe: they who die, die, and those who live, live.. Corsican Proverb. Black ewe and white ewe: they who die, die, and those who live, live.
Corsican Proverb

157. Priests dressed in black bring bad tidings, in white they take you to the cemetery.. Sicilian Proverb. Priests dressed in black bring bad tidings, in white they take you to the cemetery.
Sicilian Proverb

158. Horses should be bays, jackasses should be greys, and mules should be blackish.. Sicilian Proverb. Horses should be bays, jackasses should be greys, and mules should be blackish.
Sicilian Proverb

159. At the pharmacy don't taste, at the blacksmith's don't touch.. Sicilian Proverb. At the pharmacy don't taste, at the blacksmith's don't touch.
Sicilian Proverb

160. Don't kiss blacksmith's daughter.. Sicilian Proverb. Don't kiss blacksmith's daughter.
Sicilian Proverb

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