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52 Proverbs about Silk / Page 2



21. You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear.. Dutch Proverb. You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear.
Dutch Proverb

22. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.. English Proverb. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
English Proverb

23. In a garment made of silk there are no fleas.. Estonian Proverb. In a garment made of silk there are no fleas.
Estonian Proverb

24. More handy than a silk worm.. Arabic Proverb. More handy than a silk worm.
Arabic Proverb

25. Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.. Irish Proverb. Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.
Irish Proverb

26. Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is.. Puerto Rican Proverb. Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is.
Puerto Rican Proverb

27. Silk is cut best with old scissors.. Puerto Rican Proverb. Silk is cut best with old scissors.
Puerto Rican Proverb

28. Put silk on a goat, and it is still a goat.. Irish Proverb. Put silk on a goat, and it is still a goat.
Irish Proverb

29. You cannot make a silk purse of a sow's ear.. Romanian Proverb. You cannot make a silk purse of a sow's ear.
Romanian Proverb

30. He that has not silver in his purse should have silk on his tongue.. Romanian Proverb. He that has not silver in his purse should have silk on his tongue.
Romanian Proverb

31. An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.. Romanian Proverb. An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
Romanian Proverb

32. Giant silk cotton trees grow out of very tiny seeds.. Gambia Proverb. Giant silk cotton trees grow out of very tiny seeds.
Gambia Proverb

33. If you dress in gold or silk, you are still the same green grocer.. Arabic Proverb. If you dress in gold or silk, you are still the same green grocer.
Arabic Proverb

34. Dress the monkey in silk and it is still a monkey.. Argentinean Proverb. Dress the monkey in silk and it is still a monkey.
Argentinean Proverb

35. Pull a strand of silk from a tangled mass.. Chinese Proverb. Pull a strand of silk from a tangled mass.
Chinese Proverb

36. A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking.. English Proverb. A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking.
English Proverb

37. A silk dress doesn't mean clean undergarments.. Haitian Proverb. A silk dress doesn't mean clean undergarments.
Haitian Proverb

38. If you put a silk suit on a goat it is still a goat.. Irish Proverb. If you put a silk suit on a goat it is still a goat.
Irish Proverb

39. Although a monkey be dressed in silk, she is still a monkey.. Mexican Proverb. Although a monkey be dressed in silk, she is still a monkey.
Mexican Proverb

40. Ye cannot make a silk purse of a sows lug.. Scotch Proverb. Ye cannot make a silk purse of a sows lug.
Scotch Proverb

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