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59 Proverbs about Feathers / Page 2



21. When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.. German Proverb. When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
German Proverb

22. Do not eat your chicken and throw its feathers in the front yard.. Liberian Proverb. Do not eat your chicken and throw its feathers in the front yard.
Liberian Proverb

23. Roosters' tail feathers: pretty but always behind.. Malagasy Proverb. Roosters' tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
Malagasy Proverb

24. You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers.. Russian proverb. You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers.
Russian Proverb

25. Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles.. Senegalese Proverb. Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles.
Senegalese Proverb

26. He who eats a partridge in his youth will only be left with feathers in his old age.. Spanish Proverb. He who eats a partridge in his youth will only be left with feathers in his old age.
Spanish Proverb

27. The young magpie that pulls feathers out of his mother thinks that he is showing gratitude in that way.. Tibetan Proverb. The young magpie that pulls feathers out of his mother thinks that he is showing gratitude in that way.
Tibetan Proverb

28. Fine feathers make fine birds.. Traditional Proverb. Fine feathers make fine birds.
Traditional Proverb

29. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.. Vietnamese Proverb. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.
Vietnamese Proverb

30. Showing off other people's feathers.. Dutch Proverb. Showing off other people's feathers.
Dutch Proverb

31. Chicken are beautiful because of their feathers, women are beautiful because of their make-up.. Thai Proverb. Chicken are beautiful because of their feathers, women are beautiful because of their make-up.
Thai Proverb

32. Fine feathers make fine birds.. Vietnamese Proverb. Fine feathers make fine birds.
Vietnamese Proverb

33. Every bird is proud of its feathers.. Maltese Proverb. Every bird is proud of its feathers.
Maltese Proverb

34. A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad.. Nigerian Proverb. A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad.
Nigerian Proverb

35. The fowl perspires, but the feathers do not allow us to see the perspiration.. Nigerian Proverb. The fowl perspires, but the feathers do not allow us to see the perspiration.
Nigerian Proverb

36. A bird will always use another birds' feathers to feather its own nest.. South Sotho Proverb. A bird will always use another birds' feathers to feather its own nest.
South Sotho Proverb

37. The peacock hath fair feathers, but a foul voice.. Chinese Proverb. The peacock hath fair feathers, but a foul voice.
Chinese Proverb

38. A bird is known by his feathers.. Yiddish proverb. A bird is known by his feathers.
Yiddish Proverb

39. Words and feathers the wind carries away.. Romanian Proverb. Words and feathers the wind carries away.
Romanian Proverb

40. The peacock hath fair feathers, but foul feet.. Romanian Proverb. The peacock hath fair feathers, but foul feet.
Romanian Proverb

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