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Cutting off a mule's ears doesn't make it a horse.

Proverbs and old sayings

Do not buy with your ears but with your eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about commerce, eyes

When you go to buy, use your eyes not your ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about commerce, use, eyes

When you buy, use your eyes and your mind, not your ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about commerce, use, mind, eyes

Fields have eyes and woods have ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about eyes

The forest has ears, and field has eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about eyes

One eye is a better witness than two ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

When the wolf's ears appear, his body is not far off.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about body

Between evil tongues and evil ears, there is nothing to choose.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about nothing

A man has two ears and one mouth; he therefore should listen more than he talks.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

When the government has no ears to listen with, then she has no head for governing.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads

A hungry belly has no ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Little pitchers have large ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Small pots have big ears/handles.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Woods have ears and fields have eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about eyes

The counterfeit image of a pot with two ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

When the sack is full, it pricks up its ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

If one, two and three say you are an ass, put on the ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

A man with two ears can be supported by two words.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about man

Faith sees by the ears.

Proverbs and old sayings English about faith