It's difficult to draw pure water from a dirty well.
Proverbs and old sayings about water
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Staunin' dubs gather dirt.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Scornfu' dogs eat dirty puddin's.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
The dorty dame may fa' in the dirt.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
He that deals in dirt has aye foul fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
He that ance gets his fingers i' the dirt can hardly get them out again.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
He who loves, loves you with your dirt.
Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan
If you think your bundle of dirty clothes is too heavy, try picking up your neighbor's.
Proverbs and old sayings about clothes
Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
Indecision is like a stepchild if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about water
Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about real estate, face
There are no greater prudes than those women who have their own dirty secrets to hide.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan
If you want to smear somebody's face with mud, be prepared to dirty your hands.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about face
No iron is so strong that it cannot be melted down, and no business so dirty that can be fixed with money.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about affair, money
You can hate the dog, but do not tell him that his teeth are dirty.
Proverbs and old sayings about hate
The mother said I will die, the wife said I will marry, and in the meantime the house is full of dirt.
Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about wife, mother, home, house
A slave boy is blamed no matter what he does: If he does not wash his hands, he is accused of being dirty. If he washes his hands, he is accused of wasting water.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about being, water
The three faults of drinking are: a sorrowful morning, a dirty coat, and an empty pocket.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about drinking
Indecision is like the stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.
Proverbs and old sayings about water
