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The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about magic, food

It is difficult to catch a black cat in a dark room -- especially if the cat isn't there.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about dark, magic

Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about change, magic

Fie upon thee, how black thou art! said the kettle to the saucepan.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about magic, art

A roan horse and a black can travel equally far in a day's journey.

Proverbs and old sayings about magic, day

The devil always paints himself black, but we always see him rose-colored.

Proverbs and old sayings Dominican about magic, devil

The pot upbraids the kettle that it is black.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about magic

Beware of a white Spaniard and a black Englishman.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about magic

Every bean hath its black.

Proverbs and old sayings English about magic

A black hen lays a white egg.

Proverbs and old sayings English about magic

The crow went traveling abroad and came back just as black.

Proverbs and old sayings English about magic

Not all that is black is charcoal.

Proverbs and old sayings about magic

He is not so much of a devil as he is black.

Proverbs and old sayings French about magic, devil

However black a cow is, the milk is always white.

Proverbs and old sayings about magic

The devil is never so black as he is painted.

Proverbs and old sayings German about magic, devil

The milk of black goats and white goats is all the same.

Proverbs and old sayings about magic

The black soup is still ahead.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about magic

All cows are black in the dark.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about dark, magic

In the daytime do we chase the black goat.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about magic

Even black hens lay white eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about magic