52 Proverbs about Silk / Page 2
21. You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear.
22. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
23. In a garment made of silk there are no fleas.
24. More handy than a silk worm.
25. Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.
26. Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is.
27. Silk is cut best with old scissors.
28. Put silk on a goat, and it is still a goat.
29. You cannot make a silk purse of a sow's ear.
30. He that has not silver in his purse should have silk on his tongue.
31. An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
32. Giant silk cotton trees grow out of very tiny seeds.
33. If you dress in gold or silk, you are still the same green grocer.
34. Dress the monkey in silk and it is still a monkey.
35. Pull a strand of silk from a tangled mass.
36. A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking.
37. A silk dress doesn't mean clean undergarments.
38. If you put a silk suit on a goat it is still a goat.
39. Although a monkey be dressed in silk, she is still a monkey.
40. Ye cannot make a silk purse of a sows lug.
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