7 German Proverbs about Lack
All German Proverbs | Proverbs about Lack1. Black cows give white milk.
2. Folks say there is a lack of four sorts of people on earth: of priests, else one would not have six or seven benefices; of gentleman, else every boor would not want to be a squire; of whores, else married women and nuns would not carry on the trade; of Jews, else Christians would not practise usury.
3. He who blackens others does not whiten himself.
4. One cannot wash a blackamoor white.
5. The devil is never so black as he is painted.
6. When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
7. When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
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